In a world increasingly shaken by the ongoing climate crisis, it is perhaps unsurprising that our oceans are feeling the effects of climate change. Long-term effects of marine heatwaves.
Right on our doorstep is the Mediterranean area is a special hotspot for this phenomenon.
In some parts of the sea, temperatures can be 5, 6 or even 7 degrees above average.
That's not good news for marine ecosystems, as habitats disappear and fish stocks move to other parts of the ocean.
Pippa Moore is a professor of marine sciences at University of Newcastle in the UK. She hopes changes can ...