Heat on the High Seas: Unraveling the Consequences of a Record Breaking Marine Heatwave The UK's waters are being scorched by an extreme marine heatwave, linked to global sea temperature records set just this year.
The Met Office has warned that high ocean temperatures have developed rapidly due to last month's sweltering heat dome, a phenomenon exacerbated by the climate crisis.
Scientists warn of mass mortality events for some marine species as the far reaching consequences of this extreme weather event begin to unfurl.