Science Source
Global Warming has Increased the Distance Traveled by Marine Heatwaves
Study key findings & significance
- The frequency of marine heat waves (MHWs) showed an insignificant trend, and the duration, intensity, area and moving distance increased greatly over 1982–2020
- The strongest MHWs (more than the 80th percentile) have the largest increase in moving distance
- The extreme MHW category dominates the increase in projection/total area due to the rising moving distance