Marine Heatwaves are Getting Hotter, Lasting Longer and Doing More Damage
(Conversation) – On land, heatwaves can be deadly for humans and wildlife and can devastate crops and forests. Unusually warm periods can also occur in the ocean. These can last for weeks or months, killing off kelp forests and corals, and producing other significant impacts on marine ecosystems, fishing and aquaculture industries. Yet until recently, the formation, distribution and frequency of marine heatwaves had received little research attention. Marine heatwaves occur everywhere in the ocean. Eric Oliver/Dalhousie University Long-term change Climate change is warming ocean waters and causing shifts in…
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