It might feel cooler on land, but the marine heatwave still persists around much of the UK 🌊🇬🇧

⬇️ MHW conditions remain in southern half of the UK & Ireland
🌡️In the south, temps are broadly ±2°C warmer than normal
⬆️ Sea surface temperatures (SST) are close to normal conditions in the north of the UK

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New film 'Pressure' tells how weather forecasts shaped D-Day.

But there’s another forecast that was just as important. The tide.

Look back at the role of tidal prediction on this historic day, and discover the link to NOC's scientific heritage in our latest #blog.

go.noc.ac.uk/beyondthewea...

Our next #ThirdThursdayScience webinar will be on 17 September (13:00-14:00 CEST) and will discuss "Emerging Biomolecular Technologies for the Observation and Management of Marine Life" with speaker Julie Robidart from @noc.ac.uk. More and register here: www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...

📢 Event @ NOC Liverpool📢

🌊 Tide and Time exhibition open afternoon 🌊

Explore the UK's tidal science heritage. See two rare analogue tide-predicting machines & learn how their legacy connects to cutting-edge research today.

www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...

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🌊🔥 Marine heatwave conditions continue across the southern UK and Ireland:

🔹 Southwest UK & Celtic Sea: 3-4°C above average (Category II-III)
🔹 Small area off Weymouth in Category IV conditions
🔹 Western English Channel cooling towards Category I
🔹 Irish Sea remains around 2°C above average

🌊🔥 The UK's ocean is still feeling the heat ☀️⤵️

🗓️Some areas are 2-3°C warmer than normal, forecasts suggest these conditions could continue through August
📉 There's indication that the MHW is weakening in the Irish Sea
🧭Waters around the northern half of the UK remain close to average conditions

Join us on 20 August (13:00-14:00 CEST) for our #ThirdThursdayScience webinar on "Emerging Biomolecular Technologies for the Observation and Management of Marine Life" with speaker Julie Robidart from @noc.ac.uk. Get a sneak peak for our upcoming doc: Register: www.marineboard.eu/events/emb-s...

🌡️ Latest UK Marine Heatwave Update - 2 August 🌊

🔥 MHW conditions still persist around southern UK & Ireland
⤵️ Unusually warm water now extends from the surface to the seabed off the coast of Weymouth
⚓️ South of Weymouth, the warm anomaly is mixed all the way to the seabed, approximately 40m deep

Our #jobs highlight is here, with several fantastic opportunities currently available to join the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, Liverpool or aboard our Royal Research Ships! 🚢

Share in your networks! 🌊

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🌊 New NOC-led research suggests limiting global warming to around 1.5–2°C could help the North Atlantic spring phytoplankton bloom recover over time.

But if warming rises beyond this before net zero is reached, the bloom could continue declining.

Read here: https://orlo.uk/EFaCT

📷 NASA

Boaty McBoatface has returned from its first expedition under glacial mélange!

Our friends at @noc.ac.uk sent the UK's favourite submarine on a 23hr mission from the RRS Sir David Attenborough. This data will help show how Greenland's glaciers interact with the fjords and oceans.

Tiny, invisible swirls and twirls – not much bigger than a coin – deep below the ocean’s surface are silently shaping some of the biggest forces steering our climate: sea-level rise, fisheries collapse, extreme flooding, and how much carbon dioxide the ocean absorbs.

📷 Tasman Sea | NASA

🌡️ MARINE HEATWAVE UPDATE - as of 19 July 26🌊

📉 There are signs the marine heatwave is declining
↙️ Cool water from Norway appears to be spreading southwest
‼️Whilst conditions may be declining, many areas are still warmer than usual
👇Find out what's happening beneath the surface at link below

🌊 Our ocean is absorbing heat from the atmosphere this summer, and it's just not getting a chance to cool down.

Just like heatwaves on land, we get them in the ocean too.

Oceanographer Dr. Zoe Jacobs explains the severe, successive marine heatwaves hitting UK waters right now.

#marineheatwave

🚢🧊 Researchers equipped with cutting edge technology head to Greenland for ambitious science mission 🧭🇬🇱

This is part of the GIANT research project, led by @bas.ac.uk on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

📢 Climate extremes are becoming the new ‘normal’🇬🇧

@metoffice.gov.uk's ‘State of the UK Climate’ report is out now, with contributions from NOC's Drs Andy Matthews, Jo Williams & Svetlana Jevrejeva who have provided expertise on sea level observations.

Rising sea level could heighten UK flood risk.

🌡️NOC's MARINE HEATWAVE UPDATE - as of 11 July 26🌊

📈Anomalies continue to rise in the North Sea
🌊+5°C anomalies on the Dorset, Devon and Cornwall coasts
4️⃣West Bay > Weymouth classed ‘Extreme’ MHW
🇮🇪W of Ireland has switched from cool -1-2°C to warm anomalies +1-2°C

📣🌊 UK BBNJ ratification! 🌊🇬🇧

Our CEO, Prof John Siddorn said: "As a proud contributor in the development of this important Agreement, NOC stands ready to support its implementation.
#BBNJ

👇 Keep reading

🌡️NOC's MARINE HEATWAVE UPDATE - as of 8 July 26 🌊

🔴 Small pockets of water are now categorised as a category IV MHW, which is highly unusual for UK waters.
🌊SST anomalies have increased across the entire region

📣 New MoU between NOC and ARDITI 🤝

This new partnership marks a shared commitment to work together to develop new technology for ocean observation and accelerate innovation of operational oceanography and analysis.

Keep reading 👇

https://orlo.uk/5nVBq

Safety first, science always.

It's Maritime Safety Week this week, and we're taking the chance to highlight and recognise the expertise of our ship's crews and support teams who help maintain the highest standards of safe operations on RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery. 🚢

📣 Our monthly careers highlight is here! 🌊

Find out more about our careers at the link in bio! 🔗

#careers #hiring #oceanscience #jobs

🛰️Environmental satellites generate data faster than science can use it

Announcing Earth Compress, a NOC-led project in partnership with @asterisk-labs.bsky.social

This will develop AI infrastructure to tackle the challenge, cost and complexity of accessing massive environmental datasets

📢paper alert📢

🌊Climate change affects future sea-bed mobility via storms and sea level rise🌊

doi.org/10.1038/s432...

by Rulent et al. in Commun Earth Environ @commsearth.nature.com

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