Rising UK marine heatwave research priorities outlined in new national roadmap
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 8 January 2026
UK scientists identify 40 priority research questions to address marine heatwaves, creating the first coordinated national strategy against their accelerating threat to ecosystems and coastal communities.
Keywords: marine heatwaves, UK waters, research roadmap, ocean warming, coastal ecosystems, ocean sustainability
In the wake of hurricanes: satellites and robots show an altered ocean
NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Published: 23 February 2026
Satellite and autonomous ocean robot data reveal Hurricane Idalia triggered a hidden subsurface phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Mexico, invisible to satellites but detected by BGC-Argo floats.
Keywords: hurricane, phytoplankton, BGC-Argo, Gulf of Mexico, ocean robots, satellite oceanography, subsurface bloom
New results: This is why warm water floods into the Barents Sea
Institute of Marine Research (Norway)
Published: 12 January 2026
Using AI combined with ocean modelling, Norwegian researchers discovered that increased Atlantic water flow into the Arctic Barents Sea is driven by low-pressure system frequency, not wind strength. Published in Nature Climate Change.
Keywords: Barents Sea, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic water, ocean circulation, AI, climate change, Nature Climate Change
