Lowest recorded Antarctic sea ice extent for June

The Antarctic sea ice extent for May and June have reached record lows, by a significant margin, since the beginning of satellite records. The large deficits of sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, and the western part of the Ross Sea (see figure 6) have raised concerns among scientists and researchers.  Generally, the […]

Ocean News: record-high sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic, an associated drop in phytoplankton, arrival of El Niño and Coastal El Niño conditions

For the past several months, the temperature of the ocean’s surface, which has already risen by 0.88 degrees Celsius since the beginning of the pre-industrial era due to global warming, has risen to unprecedented levels. Marine heatwaves have already been spotted across the globe, including strong to severe instances in the North Atlantic. Possibly linked […]