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Funafuti Conservation Area, Tuvalu. Credit - V. Jungblut
Marine heatwaves have devastating impacts on marine life in the tropical western and central Pacific Ocean region
August 5, 2022

Research published in Global and Planetary Change examines the trends and projected frequency, intensity and duration of marine heatwaves (MHWs).

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Marine heatwaves are human-made. Credit - CC0 Public Domain
Marine heatwaves are human-made
October 1, 2020

Heatwaves in the world's oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence. This is what researchers from the Oeschger Center for Climate Research at the University of Bern are now able to prove.

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