Marine Research & Climate Change [2026.H1]

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A staged and layered approach to restoring turbid nearshore coral reefs – Page et al (2025)

SST spatial pattern trend (2026) Guan et al

GCH2025 Monthly SST (Global & El Nino regions)

GCH2025 SST anomalies & extremes

State of the Climate 2025 [CarbonBrief] - Land & Ocean Temperatures

State of the Climate 2025 [CarbonBrief] - global mean sea level rise (SLR)

January 2026

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Shifting baselines – Coral species from another ocean (2026) Camacho

Marine & Coral Biology ▼

🔥 State of the climate: 2025 in top-three hottest years on record as ocean heat surges - by Zeke Hausfather (carbonbrief, 14 Jan)
Acute Heat Priming Dampens Gene Expression Response to Thermal Stress in Acropora Coral - Stick et al (2026)
Advancing Reef Recovery Through Insights into Coral Nutrition - Matthews et al (2026) preprint
Algal Symbionts Indicate Heatwave Vulnerability in Corals From Hotspots but Not From Thermal Refugia - Buzzoni et al (2026)
Bacterial Communities Associated With Crustose Coralline Algae Are Host‐Specific - Turnlund et al (2026)
Between the Atolls: Sea Turtle Nesting in the Maldives from 2018 to 2024 - Afeef et al (2026) ORP
Biomarkers of foraging and reproduction in captive adult female hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) - Kent et al (2026)
Bleaching variation across India’s corals reefs during the fourth global coral bleaching event - Pinto et al (2026) preprint
Climate change (2024): largest population of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) driven to the brink of extirpation (Barbados) - Vallès et al (2026) preprint
Control scenarios for crown of-thorns starfish (GBR): An ensemble approach [PDF] - Skinner et al (2026)
Coral assessment and Drupella identification: low-cost camera system and point cloud semantic segmentation - Wang et al (2026)
Coral larval settlement induction and inhibition by marine biofilms [PDF] - O’Brien et al (2026) preprint
Coral reef fish may be more important than we thought - Jason S. Link (pnas, 20 Jan)
Coral Reef Restoration in the Coral Triangle: Bibliometric Insights [PDF] - Hasan et al (20260
Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs - Camacho et al (2026)
Dredging and dumping impact coastal fluxes of sediment and organic carbon - Porz et al (2026)
Drone Imaging can Accurately Assess Coral Cover, Bleaching, and Growth Form for Shallow Coral Reefs - Himes & Rueger (2026) preprint
Effects of Blue Light and Feeding on the Physiological Performance of Reef Corals - Zhang et al (2026)
Enhanced survival and lower growth in assisted gene flow corals during a marine heatwave driven by local adaptation - Macadam et al (2026) preprint
Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management - Skinner et al (2026)
Experimental nutrient enrichment during thermal stress reduces bleaching severity in an oligotrophic reef setting, Maldives - Arnull et al (2026)
Front lines in ‘ghost net’ war expand to Australia’s north with $25m funding boost - by James Elton (ABC, 20 Jan)
Global coral bleaching event #4: ushering in an era of near-annual bleaching - Spady et al (2026)
Global Warming Drives Phenological Shifts and Hinders Reproductive Success in a Temperate Octocoral - Viladrich et al (2026)
Global Warming Drives Phenological Shifts and Hinders Reproductive Success in a Temperate Octocoral (Paramuricea clavata) - Viladrich et al (2026)
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas): satellite tracking across multiple year cohorts to identify key areas for conservation - Stokes et al (2026)
Heat-stressed corals and the important role of picoplankton-derived nitrogen - Lange et al (2026)
Host Evolutionary Lineage Shapes Assembly, Network Topology, and Metabolic Potential of Coral Skeletal Endolithic Microbiomes - Bai et al (2026)
Impacts of Nearby Algae on Recruitment Success and Early Microbiome Development of the Coral Acropora cytherea - Vizon et al (2026)
Improving ex situ coral culture outcomes: growth and survival responses of Galaxea fascicularis recruits to supplemental feeding - Cooper et al (2026)
Influence of coral transplantation on fish abundance and functional group composition - Asmawi et al (2026)
Island paradise lost – plastic waste and nesting green sea turtles (Christmas Island, AU) - by Mietta Adams & Alistair Bates (ABC, 9 Jan)
Marine darkwave as an event-based framework to assess unusual periods of reduced underwater light availability (New Zealand) - Thoral et al (2026)
Metacommunity Coupled Epidemiological & Biophysical Modeling of an Emergent Coral Disease [PDF] - Benjamin Farmer (2026) [PhD thesis]
Microbial dynamics in coral reef waters: Diel cycles in contrasting seasons - Steinsdóttir et al (2026)
Microbiome dynamics following coral transplantation in the reef builder Mussismilia harttii (Brazil) - Varasteh et al (2026)
Net illumination is more effective for reducing fisheries bycatch at night [PDF] - Burgher et al (2026)
Ocean currents and internal waves: shaping seafloor morphology in a mesophotic reef (bathymetry) - Bialik et al (2026)
Ocean Pollution: 100 facts backed by science - by Surfer Today magazine (2 Jan)
Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing Pressure - Cochran et al (2026)
Population Genetic Structure and Symbiont Communities in Acropora cf. tenuis (Australia) - Duffy et al (2026)
Proactive Coral Reef Restoration Using Thermally Tolerant Corals in Hawaiʻi - Hoʻopai-Sylva et al (2026)
Reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi): Natural and reduced anthropogenic injuries rates (Chagos) - Savage et al (2026)
Reimagining coral reef futures [PDF] - Gianelli et al (2026)
Sea Turtle Species: Major Histocompatibility Complex Immunogenetic Diversity Differs Substantially - Martin et al (2026)
Selective breeding design based on parental rapid heat stress thresholds did not produce more heat-tolerant coral larvae - Lamb et al (2026)
Shark & Ray Habitats: Only 1% Protected From Fishing Pressure (Indian Ocean) - Cochran et al (2026) - article by Victoria Schneider
Soft coral responses during a coral bleaching event in a shallow reef flat (Japan) - Lalas et al (2026) preprint
Spatial and host-specific structuring in symbiont community composition of an endemic Hawaiian octocoral (Sarcothelia edmondsoni) - Cabell et al (2026)
Thermal Bleaching in Corals: Nitrate Aggravates While Ammonium Mitigates - Zhang et al (2026)
Understanding and managing population irruptions of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) [GBR] - Pratchett et al (2026)

Marine darkwave - underwater light availability (2026) Thoral

Thermal Tolerance in Corals (Nitrate & Ammonium) Zhang (2026)

Sea level rise [SLR] (Hurasdhoo, Maldives) Lee (2026)

Global coral bleaching events - Spady et al (2026) annual bleaching stress (DHW)

Global coral bleaching events - Spady et al (2026) SST & ENSO (El Nino)

Climate Change Science ▼

🔥 Global Climate Highlights Report 2025 - Copernicus
Abrupt trend change in global mean sea level and its components in the early 2010s - Leclercq et al (2026) preprint pdf
Climate Study Reveals Profound Climate Trends with Far-Reaching Impacts - AccuWeather (5 Jan)
Coral Reef Protection May Help Avert Risks to People, Property, and Economic Activity Caused by Projected Reef Degradation - Storlazzi et al (2026)
Double Trouble for the Maldives: Caught between Rising Seas and Rising Powers - by Dr Vrinda Malik
Extreme rainfall over land exacerbated by marine heatwaves - Wang etal (2026)
From pollution to ocean warming: The climate impacts of marine microplastics - Nawab et al (2026)
Future Changes in the Annual Sea-Level Cycle - Hermans et al (2026) preprint
Impact analysis of sea level rise on the future fate of small coral islands (Hurasdhoo, Maldives) - Sungwoo Lee (2026)
India: Who is most Worried about Heat and Air Pollution? - By Marija Verner et al (2026) Yale Climate Communication
Islandness and resilience: a study of food systems in the Maldives - Hassan et al (2026)
Major heat wave in the North Atlantic had widespread and lasting impacts on marine life - Werner et al (2026)
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security - Department for Environment, UK Govt (20 Jan)
Ocean Heat Content Sets Another Record in 2025 - Pan et al (2026)
Thresholds of Wave Forcing: Implications for Atoll Reef Dynamics Under Sea Level Rise (Maldives) - Lindhart et al (2026)
Weak self-induced cooling of tropical cyclones amid fast sea surface warming - Guan et al (2026)
WEF26: How can we build prosperity within planetary boundaries? - eco sessions & essays from WEF (January 2026)
Will 2026 be the year when coral reefs pass their tipping point? - by Samantha Garrard (The Conversation, 5 Jan)
WMO confirms 2025 was one of warmest years on record - WMO press release (14 Jan)

State of the Climate 2025 [CarbonBrief] - Global ocean heat content (OHC)

OHC 2000m WHO (2026)

Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Sets Another Record in 2025 - Pan et al

Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Pan et al (SST change)

Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Pan et al (OHC change)

February 2026

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Emerging Threats in a Warming Ocean - Jayachandran et al (2026) Climate Change Drivers

Marine & Coral Biology ▼

Autonomous reef monitoring structures as a tool for assessing UK marine benthic biodiversity - Jordan et al (2026)
Chemical bleaching severity determines uptake of heat-evolved Symbiodiniaceae in corals - Allen et al (2026) preprint
Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life - by Ajit Niranjan (Guardian); 'Long-term warming reduces fish biomass' (Chaikin et al, 2026)
Climate refugia for coral reefs persist into 2050: Machine-learning models of coral cover and life histories - Zawada et al (2026) preprint
Coral Genetic Structure Mirrors Ocean Circulation and Thermal Stress History (W. Indian Ocean) - Guillaume et al (2025)
Coral larval aquaculture: Species-specific survival and microbial dynamics in flow-through systems - Ramsby et al (2026)
Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity - Wiederkehr et al (2026)
Coral reef biodiversity: unseen threat of the international trade of live corals for the aquarium industry - Bert W Hoeksema (2026)
Coral reefs: Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models - Delecambre et al (2026)
Coral spawning patterns (Thailand): synchronised annual daytime spawning (spawning patterns in Pavona corals, Indo-Pacific) - Mehrotra et al (2026)
Coral Species: Conservation and Sustainable Management in Japan’s Precious Coral Fishery - Takata et al (2026)
Cryptofauna Associated With the Epilithic Algal Matrix (EAM) on Subtropical Brazilian Reefs - Barros et al (2026)
Emerging Threats in a Warming Ocean: Climate-Driven Spread of Marine Invasive Species and Regional Biosecurity Gaps - Jayachandran et al (2026)
ENSO-Linked Oceanic and Atmospheric Controls Driving Coral Bleaching: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s Fringing Reef Systems - Harishchandra (2026) preprint
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas): Female reproductive dynamics (Caribbean) - Bruno et al (2026)
Green turtles: A dynamic foraging habitat distribution estimate (Great Barrier Reef, GBR) - Webster et al (2026) preprint
Grounds, Beds, and Reefs of the Endangered Coral Cladocora caespitosa - Chimienti et al (2026)
Increased disease prevalence in a warming peripheral reef setting (Abu Dhabi) - Riegl et al (2026)
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): Underwater hearing sensitivity - Muirhead et al (2026)
Larval dispersal networks explain geographically independent connectivity among coral habitats (Kuroshio Corridor, Japan) - Saito et al (2026) preprint
Leatherback turtles: Energy budget and reproductive potential explored with mechanistic modeling - Ortega et al (2026) Food, Glorious Food!
Maldivian Coral Reefs: Past and Present - Rhiannon Siân Davies (PhD thesis)
Marine Cetaceans accumulate liquid crystal monomers released from LCD displays, triggering health concerns - Tao et al (2026)
Marine fogging as a coral bleaching intervention method - Hendrickson et al (2026)
Microbial communities in coral reefs: Preference for producer specific exudates - Arts el at (2026)
Microbial Metabolism and Disease Virulence Changes Across Day and Night in Coral Black Band Disease Lesions - Hung et al (2026)
Mushroom coral bed: Spatial extent, population size and demographics of Cycloseris spp (Ningaloo, Australia) - Keesing et al (2026)
Nutritional and Microbial Responses of Pocillopora verrucosa to Co-Culture With Chromis viridis Damselfish - Neil et al (2026)
Patterns of coral community composition along Suva, a Pacific Island urban reef system - Dehm et al (2026)
Persistence of coral reef structures into the 21st century - Cornwall et al (2026) - future remains bleak for corals
Planktivorous fishes withstand 20 years of major coral cover oscillations - Reynaud et al (2026) preprint
Provisioning of vitellogenic follicles continues after green turtles arrive at the nesting beach - Bruno et al (2026)
Rapid Evolution in a Coral Population Following a Mass Mortality Event - Fifer et al (2026)
Reef researchers explore polyp prototypes to promote coral larvae settlement - by Nikki Sorbello (ABC, 23 Feb)
Sediment and wave energy influence bleaching and demography in the coral Acropora cervicornis - Cunio & Mercado-Molina (2026) - Beyond heat
Shading Acropora kenti during doldrum-like conditions can reduce mortality risk during high-thermal stress events - Butcherine et al (2026)
Sponge (Rowella lancifera): Differing temperature regimes have no impact on heat stress response - Broadribb et al (2026)
Substantial impacts from the 2024 summer reverse five years of coral cover gains on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) - Ceccarelli et al (2026)
The energetic consequences of oxygen fluxes in a coral reef fish - Ripley et al (2026)
The role of substrate materials for the survival and growth of coral micro-fragment sheets - Wahab et al (2026)
Thermal Bleaching Events: the Non-scleractinian Reef Inhabitants of the Lakshadweep Atolls - Anto et al (2026)
Tropical cyclone effects on coral reef habitat and fish assemblages (GBR) - Srinivasan et al (2026)
When depth fails to prevent bleaching but limits coral death: insights from the 2019 heatwave (French Polynesia) - Boitel et al (2026) preprint
Widespread bioaccumulation of contaminants in Pocillopora favosa (Red Sea) - Branco et al (2026)
World’s largest coral colony discovered off Australian coast by mother-daughter team (GBR) - by Jack Guy (CNN, 25 Feb)

Marine Heatwaves drivers [Holbrook et al, 2020]

Carbon Bio Pump & Industry [IOC-UNESCO 2026]

Carbon Reservoirs [IOC-UNESCO 2026]

Climate Change Science ▼

Challenges in projecting future global sea levels (carbonbrief) - by oceanographers Drs Bruckner & Hattermann (17 Feb)
Gulf Stream path changes are a precursor to a collapse of the AMOC - Westen & Dijkstra (2026)
Integrated Ocean Carbon (IOC) Research: a vision primed for implementation [UNESCO] - Robinson et al (2026) - 72 authors across 23 countries
Integrated Ocean Carbon (IOC) Research: Major blind spot could undermine global climate predictions - by Alex Morrison (exeter.ac.uk, 25 Feb)
Long-wavelength steric sea level and heat storage anomaly maps to 2000m (temperature, salinity, altimetry, gravimetry) - Chambers & Reinelt (2026)
Observation-based quantification of physical processes that impact sea level - Sjoerd Groeskamp (Copernicus)
Projected changes in tropical instability wave activity in the Pacific Ocean under greenhouse warming - Xue et al (2026)
Projected Global Diversity of Marine Heatwaves in the 21st Century - Zhang et al (2026)
Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event - Eakin et al (2026)
Seychelles: Stakeholder preferences and perceived effectiveness of coastal adaptation measures - Weishaupt et al (2026)
The ocean’s biological carbon pump under pressure - Jack J. Middelburg (science.org)
The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory - Ripple et al (2026)

SST el nino years [@LeonSimons8]

Global SST by decade (1980-2026) [@EliotJacobson]

dailysst_era5_global_v2-5 [zacklabe.com]

Earth Energy Imbalance NASA CERES [@LeonSimons8]

March 2026

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Ocean Heat Content (OHC) risks – State of the Global Climate 2025 (WMO)

Global SST (27 Mar 2026) [@climatecasino]

Record Global SST for the Day (27 Mar) [@climatecasino]

Marine & Coral Biology ▼

A review of ecological risks of coral reef interventions - Hammerman et al (2026)
Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change - Humanes et al (2026) Newcastle University
Aquarium trade: Ornamental coral pests and parasites - Cardoso et al (2026)
Assessing coral nursery performance on reefs under bleaching and anthropogenic pressures (NE Brazil) - Massei et al (2026)
Assessing the Prevalence of SCUBA Noise in Reef Ecosystems: Implications for Recreational Diving Impacts - Lin et al (2026)
Comparative lipidomics of a temperate and a subtropical coral under acute temperature stress - La Motta et al (2026)
Contaminants in coral reef ecosystems: occurrence, distribution, toxic mechanisms, ecological risks - Xiang et al (2026)
Coral Bleaching Patterns From a Percentile-Based Threshold Model - Li Shing Hiung et al (2026)
Coral Probiotics Buffer Adjacent Ecosystem-Level Responses to Extreme Marine Heatwave - El-Khaled et al (2026) preprint
Coral reef management through community involvement (Thailand) - Kiatkajornphan et al (2026)
Coral rubble facilitates feeding opportunities for invertivorous reef fishes on tropical coral reefs - Goberdhan et al (2026) preprint
Coral seeding deployments on turbid nearshore reefs (GBR) - Page et al (2026)
Coral spawning in East Africa: first in situ observations from Zanzibar for three reef-building species - Lillis & Jiddawi (2026)
Coral spawning: first in situ observations from Zanzibar for three reef-building species - Lillis & Jiddawi (2026)
Crown-of-thorns starfish: scooter-assisted large area diver-based (SALAD) surveys (GBR) - Pratchett et al (2026)
Diving behavior of juvenile green turtles in shallow habitats in the Bahamas - Doñate-Ordóñez et al (2026)
Drivers of social preferences and social interactions within a bull shark aggregation in Fiji - Marosi et al (2026) - article "Bull sharks have friends"
Effect of marine reserve status on coral seeding in the inshore Great Barrier Reef - Whitman et al (2026)
Estimates of habitat selection reveal distinct habitat associations across life-stages in three coral-reef damselfish - Sciamma et al (2026) preprint
First record of glitter particles in coral reefs from a remote archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean - Queiroz et al (2026)
Global Marine Fishery Stock Productivity Under Climate Change - Ma et al (2026)
Growth rates of coral reefs peaked at 25C through the Holocene - Macedo & van Woesik (2026)
Hydrodynamics shapes annularity in coral reefs via scale-free growth processes [PDF] - Llabrés et al (2026) Hawai‘i & Maldives
Integrating spatial patterns of herbivorous fish functional diversity to inform coral reef management - Stuart et al (2026)
International Sea Turtle Society (ISTS): 43rd Symposium (Ghana 2025) - Abbeyquaye et al (February 2026)
Juvenile Coral Mortality and Implications for Reef Recovery and Restoration [PDF] - Devin Alissa Rowell (MSc thesis)
Lakshadweep: Assessment of waste management practices and environmental implications in Minicoy Island - Mahalanobis et al (2026)
Long-term wild recovery and resilience of green turtles Chelonia mydas to various anthropogenic injuries - Fong et al (2026)
Maintenance cost of photosynthesis sets key ecological constraints on zooxanthellate corals - Gomez-Campo, et al (2026) preprint
Map the Giants: a new citizen-science portal to map, study and protect the largest coral colonies - Siena et al (2026)
Menthol-induced bleaching protocol for staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis (Caribbean) - Klinges at al (2026)
Microplastic Chronological Record of Contamination: Coral Skeletons Reveal Increasing Microplastic Diversity (Indonesia) - Rahmatsyah et al (2026)
Microplastics in Coastal Sediments of Urban and Rural Islands in the Maldives - Dhunya et al (2026) paywalled
Microplastics in the Adjacent Feeding Area of Corals (Veracruz, Mexico) - Morán-Silva et al (2026)
Missing planktivore functions drive global variation in reef fish productivity - Gahan et al (2026)
Nanoplastic: Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plastic, and the answer is alarming - (Sciencedaily, 29 Mar) microplastics
Outcomes of the fourth global coral bleaching (2023–2024) in the Maldives - Montefalcone et al (2026)
Persistent Legacy Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Coral Symbioses - Buzzoni et al (2026)
Sea level is higher than we thought, and millions more are at risk - by AP News (5 Mar)
Sea turtle hatchlings: Is it really 1 in 1000 that survive to adulthood? - Hays et al (2026)
Stony coral populations: Demographic shifts during the 2023-2024 marine heat wave (Mexico) - Rioja-Nieto et al (2026)
Strong coral replenishment indicates reefs remain resilient following mass bleaching (Laamu Atoll, Maldives) - Davies et al (2026) preprint (2022 survey following the 2016 bleaching)
The State Of The World’s Sea Turtles: SWOT Report #21 - Atlas of Global Sea Turtle Status (2026)
Towards a systematic framework to assess restoration success of interventions in coral reef ecosystems - Croquer et al (2026)
Turtle Nesting Beaches: Vulnerability to Future Erosion and Sea Level Rise - Christiaanse et al (2026)
Variations in Hard Coral and Macroalgal Cover in Response to the 2023 El Niño (Tangalle, Sri Lanka) - Geeganage et al (2026)
Younger than the pyramids: teaching students how the Maldives really formed - by Ahmed Naish (Maldives Independent, 4 Mar)

State of the Global Climate 2025 (WMO) mean sea level change

Mean sea level change - State of the Global Climate 2025 (WMO)

Ocean heat content (OHC) - State of the Global Climate 2025 (WMO)

Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly - Foster & Rahmstorf (2026)

Global Warming Has Accelerated - Foster & Rahmstorf (2026)

Sea surface temperature anomalies (El Niño years) [Ben Noll]

Climate Change Science ▼

AMOC Collapse would lead to substantial oceanic carbon release and additional global warming - Nian et al (2026)
Climate change is speeding up — the pace nearly doubled in ten years - by Alexandra Witze (Nature, 6 Mar)
Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly - Foster & Rahmstorf (2026)
Human-induced intensification of sea surface temperature regime shifts threatens global Large Marine Ecosystems - Xing et al (2026)
Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change (Maldives, Palau) - by Adam Wentworth (Climate Home News, 30 Mar)
Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Seeger & Minderhoud (2026) - article (PBS, AP, 4 Mar)
State of the Global Climate 2025 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO, Feb 26)
Super El Niño: How the Rapid Collapse of La Niña is Triggering a Massive Global Shift for 2026 - by Andrej Flis (12 Mar)

Climate Trunk (1) It's Real [John Lang]

Climate Trunk (2) It's Us [John Lang]

Climate Trunk (3) It's Bad [John Lang]

Climate Trunk (4) It's Fixable [John Lang]

April 2026

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NOAA Coral Reef Watch (Maldives) [2026-04-02_maldives_prod_quad_composite]

NOAA Coral Reef Watch [2026-04-02 maldives prod quad composite]

NOAA Coral Reef Watch (Maldives) [current_ts_maldives 2026.04.02]

NOAA Coral Reef Watch [current_ts_maldives 2026.04.02]

As expected, NOAA’s coral bleaching forecast for the Maldives is currently looking OK, despite the gradual rise of global ocean temperatures. Due to El Nino, ocean temperatures are expected to spike at the end of this year, affecting the Maldives region in 2027.