Keywords: Ocean warming


Rising sea levels threaten coastal communities, economies and cultural heritage

Rising sea levels are increasingly becoming more than an environmental concern, posing serious challenges to communities, national economies, cultural heritage and even the territorial stability of some countries. As global temperatures continue to increase, coastal populations are facing growing risks......

Scientists warn that oxygen loss in Earth's waters could threaten aquatic ecosystems

Scientists are raising concerns over the gradual decline of dissolved oxygen in oceans, lakes and rivers, warning that the trend could become a major environmental threat if current pressures continue. A recent scientific review published in Limnology and Oceanography has called for the depletion of......

Great Barrier Reef faces severe bleaching threat as El Niño intensifies climate pressure

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the planet’s most remarkable marine ecosystems, is facing renewed pressure as scientists warn that a severe coral bleaching event could strike the Australian reef system under the influence of a strong El Niño pattern. Stretching for around 2,300 kilometres......

Japan declares arrival of El Niño as Pacific warms rapidly

Japan has become the first major meteorological authority to officially confirm the arrival of El Niño, following a sharp rise in sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. The announcement signals a rapid shift in ocean conditions that scientists associate with......

El Niño poised to push global temperatures to new highs

Climate agencies and meteorological experts are warning that a potentially record-breaking El Niño event is taking shape across the Pacific Ocean, raising concerns about extreme weather and further increases in global temperatures. Forecasts suggest the phenomenon could become one of the strongest......

Sea level rise has nearly doubled since 1960, study finds

Global sea levels have risen at an average rate of roughly 2 millimeters per year since 1960, but the pace has accelerated sharply in recent decades, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Researchers found that the annual rate of sea level rise almost doubled between 2005 and 2023 compared......

NOAA raises El Niño odds as forecasters warn of extreme event

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has sharply increased the probability of an El Niño developing in 2026, signaling growing concern that the climate phenomenon could become one of the strongest recorded in modern history. The agency’s Climate Prediction Center now estimates......

Super El Niño threat grows as Pacific Ocean temperatures surge

Climate models are rapidly converging toward the emergence of a powerful El Niño event later this year, as ocean temperatures across the equatorial Pacific accelerate beyond earlier forecasts. Updated projections from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts now place the probability......

Earth climate reaches unprecedented imbalance, warns WMO report

The Earth’s climate has entered an unprecedented state of imbalance, the World Meteorological Organization said in its annual State of the Global Climate report released on World Meteorological Day. The report confirms that the period from 2015 to 2025 marks the warmest decade on record. The year......