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Every Part of the Ocean Now Affected by Triple PlanetaryCrisis, Reveals Ninth Copernicus Marine Ocean State Report
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August 2025 : Third-warmest August on record for the global ocean and the sixth-warmest in the North Atlantic
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July 2025 : Third-warmest July on record for the global ocean; Mediterranean Sea experiences highest average marine heatwave intensity for a July month
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June 2025 was the third warmest June on record for the global ocean, after 2023 and 2024. Record high-intensity marine heatwaves impact 62% of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Led by France and Norway, Twelve European Countries Launch World’s First Intergovernmental Organization for Digital Ocean Systems at UN Ocean Conference
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Norway Becomes the First Member State of the Mercator International Centre for the Ocean
Norway has officially become the first Member State of the Mercator International Centre for the Ocean, following the unanimous ratification
Mercator Ocean Advances Its Transition to an Intergovernmental Organisation
Over the past year, Mercator Ocean International has advanced its transformation into an intergovernmental organization (IGO) for digital Ocean systems and
Advancing International Cooperation on Global Ocean Observations in the G7
As the G7 enters a new cycle under the 2026 French Presidency, international cooperation on ocean observations and prediction systems
