CNN —Temperatures in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean are soaring off the charts, with an “exceptional” marine heat wave happening off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sparking concerns about impacts on marine life.
Parts of the North Sea are experiencing a category 4 marine heat wave – defined as “extreme” – according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
And in 2021, an extreme heat wave cooked around a billion shellfish to death on Canada’s West Coast.
As climate change intensifies, marine heat waves are set to become more common.
The frequency of marine heat waves has already increased more than 20-fold due to human-caused global warming, according to a 2020 study.
Persons:
” Stephen Belcher, ”, Mika Rantanen, Richard Unsworth, “, ” Unsworth, Albert Klein Tank, Rantanen
Organizations:
CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, UK Met, Met Office’s, Finnish Meteorological Institute, biosciences, Plymouth University, UK Met Office, Met Office Hadley
Locations:
United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Europe, Gulf Coast, Texas, West Coast, El