Acute marine heatwaves can form when warm air temperatures coincide with stable ocean conditions - when there is less mixing between the colder, deeper layers of water and the warmer surface layer.

Marine heatwaves are periods of sustained abnormal warmth that can damage ecosystems and impact human activities. The 2023 North Atlantic marine heatwave occurred in the summer months and was ...

Past bottom marine heatwaves have decimated Pacific cod and snow crab populations. "Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska is an important fishery and ...