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Intense Mediterranean Sea heatwave raises fears for marine life (www.bbc.com)

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Warmer water at the seaside might sound appealing for your holiday dip, but a recent ocean heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so intense scientists fear potentially devastating consequences for marine life.

The temperature of the sea surface regularly passed 30C off the coast of Majorca and elsewhere in late June and early July, in places six or seven degrees above usual.

That's probably warmer than your local leisure centre swimming pool.

It has been the western Med's most extreme marine heatwave ever recorded for the time of year, affecting large areas of the sea for weeks on end.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 5 points 1 day ago

And next year, it'll be worse. And the year after, worse than that, until the planet's lungs and beating heart we all depend on begin to seize up and die, irrevocably.