Key takeaways
- Mediterranean Sea: The extent of the marine heatwave in the eastern basin increases, with moderate and strong categories still present.
- Tropical Atlantic: The intensity of the marine heatwaves around Cuba and in the Gulf of Mexico increases with strong to severe categories.
- North Pacific: The marine heatwave in the Yellow Sea is increasing in intensity with the development of severe categories.
- Indian Ocean: The marine heatwave around 0°S is decreasing in intensity and in extent.
Tropical Atlantic
The intensity of the marine heatwaves around Cuba and in the Gulf of Mexico increases and are now mainly in strong to severe category. The marine heatwave in the center of the basin around 60°W is decreasing in intensity and is now mostly in moderate category, with strong category locally.

North Atlantic | -3°C to 2.5°C |
Tropical Atlantic | -1°C to 1.5°C |
Mediterranean Sea | 0°C to 1°C |
North Pacific | -1.5°C to >3°C |
Indian | -1°C à 2°C |