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  • Marine Ecology

Background:

  • Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are extreme sea surface temperature events with significant impacts on marine ecosystems and fisheries.
  • Previous understanding of MHWs' historical occurrences and future projections remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the historical trends and future projections of marine heatwaves.
  • To quantify the impact of different global warming levels on MHW characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized satellite observations of sea surface temperature.
  • Employed a suite of Earth system model simulations for future projections.

Main Results:

  • MHWs have doubled in frequency between 1982 and 2016 and are projected to increase significantly with global warming.
  • At 3.5°C warming, MHWs are projected to be 41 times more probable, 21 times larger in extent, and last 112 days.
  • Human-induced warming is responsible for 87% of current MHWs, rising to nearly 100% at 2°C warming.

Conclusions:

  • MHWs are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting, extensive, and intense due to anthropogenic climate change.
  • Future MHWs pose a severe risk to marine life, potentially exceeding ecosystem resilience and causing irreversible changes.
  • Urgent carbon emission reductions are critical to mitigate the escalating threat of extreme marine heatwaves.