#worldoceansday

Phil Browne @phil_browne@fediscience.org

· 4mo ago

Why are forecasters confident that El Niño is on its way? Especially when looking at SSTs and they seem underwhelming? We need to look deeper into the ocean. 1/2 #WorldOceanDay #WorldOceansDay

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Phil Browne @phil_browne@fediscience.org

· 4mo ago

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At @ECMWF@fediscience.org we have routine monitoring plots of the (old) ocean analysis system #ORAS5*. These are designed by my office mate and ocean expert Eric de Boisseson. I asked him about El Niño and he immediately pulled up not maps, but vertical cross sections along the equator. Plots are openly available here: https://charts.ecmwf.int/catalogue/packages/oras5/products/oras5_xzmaps_1m?AnomalyMode=Anomaly&Field=Temperature When you look at things this way, the expectation that we will soon get a surface heat anomaly in the eastern Pacific doesn't need much more explanation. 2/2 *The new system, #ORAS6, is in place but publishing the equivalent plots is not yet there. #WorldOceanDay #WorldOceansDay #ElNiño #ElNino

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Mongabay @mongabay@mastodon.green

· 4mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

This #WorldOceansDay, marine protected areas have officially surpassed the 10% mark globally. To reach the UN goal of protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030, another 20% must be secured over the next 4 years. Experts warn many sites remain "paper parks" that still allow destructive bottom trawling. https://mongabay.cc/zkrxPV

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World Oceans Day: Marine protected areas surpass 10% mark in 2026

World Oceans Day is celebrated every June 8 to raise awareness about the conservation of Earth’s oceans. In honor of World Oceans Day 2026, the United Nations is focused on marine protected areas (MPA), and the goal of protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. The world collectively reached a third of the goal […]

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