UK Sea Temperatures Soar in Unprecedented Heatwave
UK seas are warm, a heatwave in sight, Marine life and swimmers feeling the heat tonight.
Off the UK and Ireland's west coast so fine,
Temperatures have soared, a heatwave divine.
Four degrees warmer than normal, it's true,
Implications for marine life, and swimmers too.
Temperatures have soared, a heatwave divine.
Four degrees warmer than normal, it's true,
Implications for marine life, and swimmers too.
Scientists at the Met Office and Centre so grand,
Monitoring the seas, with a watchful hand.
Climate change is the culprit, it's plain to see,
Oceans warming, a global calamity.
Monitoring the seas, with a watchful hand.
Climate change is the culprit, it's plain to see,
Oceans warming, a global calamity.
In April and May, sea temperatures did rise,
Highest recorded, in 45 years, no surprise.
Dr Ségolène Berthou says it's "super intense" now,
The marine heatwave, a wonder to somehow.
Highest recorded, in 45 years, no surprise.
Dr Ségolène Berthou says it's "super intense" now,
The marine heatwave, a wonder to somehow.
The west coast of the UK, 2.5C above the norm,
A large portion of Scottish waters, warmer than form.
Tyne and Tees, 5C higher than usual, it's true,
A marine heatwave, with implications anew.
A large portion of Scottish waters, warmer than form.
Tyne and Tees, 5C higher than usual, it's true,
A marine heatwave, with implications anew.
Dr Zoe Jacobs first noticed the unusual heat,
A few weeks ago, a sign to repeat.
The heat intensified, and spread in March's breeze,
Now surging, with no signs of ease.
A few weeks ago, a sign to repeat.
The heat intensified, and spread in March's breeze,
Now surging, with no signs of ease.
A marine heatwave, defined by the Met's decree,
Sea temperatures exceeding, the seasonal threshold, you see.
11.3C, the threshold for May's heat,
12.69C, the average, a record to beat.
Sea temperatures exceeding, the seasonal threshold, you see.
11.3C, the threshold for May's heat,
12.69C, the average, a record to beat.
"It started in the North Sea, and Celtic Sea too,
Now the west of Ireland, is extremely hot, it's true.
One of the warmest springs, on record so grand,
Driving the surge, with high temperatures in hand.
Now the west of Ireland, is extremely hot, it's true.
One of the warmest springs, on record so grand,
Driving the surge, with high temperatures in hand.
Marine heatwaves, a relatively new phenomenon so rare,
Expected to increase, in frequency and intensity to share.
The signs so far, not good for marine life's fate,
But scientists will watch, and closely wait.
Expected to increase, in frequency and intensity to share.
The signs so far, not good for marine life's fate,
But scientists will watch, and closely wait.
People swimming, may notice the warmer sea,
Although cooler than summer, it's still a sight to see.
The worst impacts, may have been avoided so far,
But disruptions to species, and breeding patterns to scar.
Although cooler than summer, it's still a sight to see.
The worst impacts, may have been avoided so far,
But disruptions to species, and breeding patterns to scar.
Jellyfish, and algae, may be the worst to bear,
Harmful blooms, and poison, to life to share.
But fish, like bluefin tuna, may move in with glee,
Increasing the catch, for fishermen to see.
Harmful blooms, and poison, to life to share.
But fish, like bluefin tuna, may move in with glee,
Increasing the catch, for fishermen to see.
The heatwave persists, an exceptional feat,
Two and a half months, a record to beat.
Higher sea temperatures, can push up land temperatures too,
Affecting the UK, in a way that's new.
Two and a half months, a record to beat.
Higher sea temperatures, can push up land temperatures too,
Affecting the UK, in a way that's new.