Key Takeaways
- Mediterranenan Sea – decreasing extent and intensities of the marine heatwave in the western side of the basin.
- Tropical Atlantic – a new marine heatwave is developing around 8°N – off the western African coast.
- Tropical Pacific – increase in intensity for the marine heatwave present from the Philippine Sea to Indonesia. The marine heatwave in the East China Sea decreases in intensity and extent.
Tropical Atlantic
The extent and intensity of the marine heatwave in the Gulf of Mexico are decreasing, shifting from strong and moderate categories to mostly moderate. In the Caribbean Sea, the strong and moderate marine heatwave has almost completely disappeared. The marine heatwave around 30°W is decreasing in area and intensity, shifting overall to a moderate category. A strong to extreme marine heatwave is developing west of the African coast around 8°N.
| Tropical Atlantic | -0.5°C à 1.5°C |
| North Pacific | – 2°C to > 3°C |
| Tropical Pacific | < -3°C to 2.5°C |
| Mediterranean Sea | -0.5°C to 1.5°C |
| Indian Ocean | -1°C to 2°C |