WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
A coupled weather–ocean modeling study compared factual and counterfactual thermodynamic conditions for four marine heatwave episodes. Simulated warming increased sea-surface temperature and, across modeled events, heatwave duration, area or intensity.
WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ
For marine habitat planning, ecological extremes are driven both by event weather and a changing baseline; decision-support should preserve the distinction.
CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY
A four-event model perturbation experiment, not measured biological damage or attribution of every historical heatwave. Early peer-reviewed manuscript may receive formatted publication updates.
SOURCE
Frontiers in Marine Science — Kim and colleagues (2026 early online)
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