Ocean warming, marine heatwaves and sea-level rise pose increasing risk in South-West Pacific region: WMO

Extreme marine heatwave expected for parts of UK with risk to sea life, Met Office warns

Scientists fear that high sea temperatures could have wide-ranging consequences for marine life.

World : Ocean Warming, Rising Seas Threaten South-West Pacific, WMO Warns

GENEVA, July 7 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned Tuesday that warming oceans, rising sea levels and increasingly frequent marine heat waves are posing growing risks to livelihoods, ecosystems and vulnerable coastal communities across the South-West Pacific as the region recorded its second warmest year on record in 2025, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels

Experts warn that some marine species are at risk of ‘mass mortality events’ in ever-warming oceansUK waters are being hit with an “extreme” marine heatwave, the Met Office has said, as scientists warn that high ocean temperatures globally could result in “mass-mortality events” for some species.The forecasters said these elevated temperatures have developed rapidly because of last month’s heat dome, during which most of Europe sweltered in its worst ever heatwave that scientists said would have been impossible without the climate crisis. Continue reading...

Bumper haul of Pacific bluefin tuna a double-edged sword for Japan’s fishermen

Climate change may be altering marine life, with serious consequences for those whose livelihoods have long depended on the sea.

France Records Its Hottest Day Ever As Europe Withers In Early Heat Wave

Human-caused climate change is tied to increasingly extreme weather, and U.N. climate agency projections say the next five years are likely to shatter more heat records.