UK Marine Heatwave Surges

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Marine heatwave: UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm Spring

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Sea temperatures in April and first half of May were the highest recorded during those months since monitoring began 45 years ago .

Climate change is causing oceans to warm around the globe and is making marine heatwaves like this one more likely.

People swimming off the west coast of the UK and Ireland may notice the warmer temperatures, although the waters are still cooler than at their peak in late summer .

But she says that this might be just a "temporary dip" as the longer-range forecast suggests the weather will warm up again. Graphics by Erwan Rivault .

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