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Marine heatwaves are human made – EurekAlert
Cette représentation montre la température moyenne mensuelle de la surface de la mer en mai 2015. Entre 2013 et 2016, une masse importante dâeau anormalement chaude – phénomène appelé «blob» – a été observée dans le Pacifique nord, indiquée ici p…

IMAGE: This data image shows the monthly average sea surface temperature for May 2015. Between 2013 and 2016, a large mass of unusually warm ocean water – nicknamed the Blob -…
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Credit: Courtesy NASA Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center
A marine heatwave (ocean heatwave) is an extended period of time in which the water temperature in a particular ocean region is abnormally high. In recent years, heatwaves of this kind have caused considerable changes to the eco…