Marine heatwave forecasts help predict coral bleaching, fish kills and algal blooms
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Published: 12 December 2025
CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology launched public marine heatwave forecasts providing up to four months advance warning of ocean temperature extremes around Australian waters.
Keywords: marine heatwaves, ocean temperature, coral bleaching, forecasting, climate adaptation, ocean monitoring, Australia
UK Waters Facing Accelerated Ocean Acidification, New PML-Led Study Reveals
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Published: 28 February 2025
New PML-led study reveals UK waters face accelerating ocean acidification, with shelf seas potentially becoming corrosive to shellfish as soon as 2030 under high-emission scenarios.
Keywords: ocean acidification, UK waters, marine chemistry, calcium carbonate, North Atlantic, marine ecosystems, climate change
The "Grand Canyon" of the Atlantic
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Published: 29 January 2026
An international team led by GEOMAR reveals how a shifting plate boundary and the Azores mantle plume formed the Kings Trough Complex, a 500km canyon system in the North Atlantic, 37-24 million years ago.
Keywords: marine geology, plate tectonics, mantle plume, North Atlantic, Kings Trough, submarine canyon, ocean floor mapping
