'Unheard of' marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat | Marine life
Sustained high temperatures over summer could trigger mass mortality of fish and oysters, say scientists
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Sustained high temperatures over summer could trigger mass mortality of fish and oysters, say scientists
The global sea surface temperatures for both April and May were the highest on record for those calendar months in a series stretching back to 1850. That is according to the HadSST.4.0.1.0 datase
Sea surface temperatures off the northeast coast of England and to the west of Ireland were 3 to 4C above normal, a Met Office analysis has found.
Scientists have warned that an extreme marine heat wave off the UK and Ireland coasts is posing a major threat to marine species.
Long-term warming of the oceans from climate change has coupled with short-term natural variation to create a record-breaking year.