The oceans are a vital regulator for the climate and our weather but are rapidly heating up.
By Georgina Rannard, Mark Poynting, Jana Tauschinski, Becky DaleThe oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health.
Hotter oceans and heatwaves disturb marine species like fish and whales as they move in search of cooler waters, upsetting the food chain. Experts warn that fish stocks could be affected. "We are putting oceans under more stress than we have done at any point in history," says Dr Matt Frost from the Plymouth Marine Lab in the UK, referring to how pollution and overfishing also affect the oceans."March should be when the oceans globally are warmest, not August or September.
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