marine heatwave

/məˈrin ˈhitweɪv/· noun phrase

环境/气候/能源B2

marine heatwave
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Chinese meaning

海hǎi洋yáng热rè浪làng

海hǎi水shuǐ异yì常cháng持chí续xù偏piān高gāo温wēn的de现xiàn象xiàng

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北běi太tài平píng洋yáng海hǎi域yù持chí续xù数shù年nián的de异yì常cháng增zēng温wēn事shì件jiàn

Example

Roughly a decade ago, a marine heatwave in the northeastern Pacific Ocean caused a dramatic decline in populations of forage fish and krill, the base of the marine food chain.

大dà约yuē十shí年nián前qián,东dōng北běi太tài平píng洋yáng发fā生shēng的de一yī次cì海hǎi洋yáng热rè浪làng,导dǎo致zhì饵ěr料liào鱼yú类lèi和hé磷lín虾xiā——海hǎi洋yáng食shí物wù链liàn的de基jī础chǔ——种zhǒng群qún数shù量liàng急jí剧jù下xià降jiàng。

Source: Mongabay · 15 Sep 2026

Background ✎

一yī项xiàng新xīn研yán究jiū发fā现xiàn,2013至zhì2016年nián北běi太tài平píng洋yáng的de一yī次cì海hǎi洋yáng热rè浪làng很hěn可kě能néng导dǎo致zhì夏xià威wēi夷yí座zuò头tóu鲸jīng数shù量liàng骤zhòu降jiàng,且qiě种zhǒng群qún至zhì今jīn未wèi恢huī复fù。

Roots · etymology

由 marine(海洋的)与 heatwave(热浪)直接组合而成

  • marine(海洋的)+ heatwave(热浪)

Collocations

  • marine heatwave event / severe marine heatwave / marine heatwave impacts

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