New research shows how marine heat waves are forcing species to relocate, creating challenges for both the countries that are losing animals and the countries receiving them.
Scientists confirmed that marine heatwaves do not only impact coral reefs. Click to read more. Marine heatwave is like terrestrial heatwave where both natural phenomena are driven by the greenhouse effect or the warming of the atmosphere.
Off the California coast sits a marine heat wave that has persisted since 2014. Scientists aren't sure whether it's now permanent, or a decades-long blip on the map.
NOAA says in the last 15 days, waters have been warmer than usual off the Monterey Bay shore, but the global trend has been happening since April 2023.