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Heatwaves

14. April 2025

ISSI Research Reveals Global Warming Behind Surge in Extreme Marine Heatwaves

A groundbreaking new study led by Marta Marcos, Discipline Scientist at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), has revealed that the number of extreme marine heatwave days has nearly tripled since the 1940s—a dramatic shift driven largely by human-induced climate change.

A Spiral Amongst Thousands
Credits ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel