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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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Decoding the Ocean #3 : How AI Is Transforming Ocean Knowledge
Mercator Ocean International and the Copernicus Marine Service have launched a new podcast series, Decoding the Ocean, exploring how
OceanEye at UNGA81: Connecting Ocean Observation, Digital Systems and Governance
On 23 September 2026, during a high-level pledging event at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, the
Digital Ocean Week 2026: Advancing trusted AI for Europe’s Digital Ocean (4/4)
Artificial intelligence is reshaping ocean science and services. During Digital Ocean Week, the first AI Ocean Forum explored how new
