A significant MHW has developed off Madagascar, with 'severe' intensity recorded for last two weeks and SSTs of >27 deg C (> 2 deg warmer than average). #MHWs #marineheatwaves

Unfortunately it looks like the SW Indian Ocean marine heatwave, which has been going since May, is only intensifying as we head into summer - not good news for some of my favourite islands. image: marineheatwaves.org

SW Indian Ocean is still going

Renewables cheaper than nuclear, coal now and into the future: CSIRO.  The nation’s top science agency concludes that fossil fuels and nuclear tech cannot produce electricity as cheaply as wind and solar farms. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Floodwaters pulsing into the sea normally clear within six days, but the 2022 floods in eastern Australia were different. It can leave a 50 metre thick layer of brown water in the sea – and cause real problems, write Neil Malan + Prof Moninya Roughan (UNSW). theconversation.com/when-floodwate…

Hey all #OSM2024 attendees - interested in subsurface marine heatwaves? Come and hear my thoughts in Great Hall A at 10:30 this morning

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Sea temps across much of the global ocean are alarmingly high, with extensive MHW activity. However, coastal waters off Japan have been in a near-permanent MHW state for ~1 year. The current winter MHW is remarkable, with max intensity of >11 degC !!! #marineheatwaves #MHWs

Oof! The Kuroshio looking a bit toasty

Last June was the warmest on record, last July too, last August too, last September too, last October too, last November too, last December too, last January too, and last February too. ourworldindata.org/temperature-an…

Awesome images, and a rather fantastic patch of ocean

Proud to see Fernando’s first PhD paper out, wahoo!