Marine heat waves last longer in deeper water: Study

Marine heat waves can decimate species that cannot migrate to escape intolerably warm waters, notably corals.

Marine heat waves may last longer and be more intense in deeper water, potentially threatening sensitive species as climate change makes the extreme events more frequent, researchers said on Monday.

Oceans have absorbed 90 percent of the excess heat produced by the carbon pollution from…

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News Source: phys.org


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