2024年的大规模海洋热浪影响了西南太平洋的10%以上,威胁着珊瑚礁和冰川。 A massive marine heatwave in 2024 affected over 10% of the Southwest Pacific, threatening coral reefs and glaciers.

2024年,包括澳大利亚和印度尼西亚在内的西南太平洋的大规模海洋热浪影响了全球海洋表面的10%以上,使气温比1991-2020年平均气温高出近半摄氏度。 In 2024, a massive marine heatwave affected over 10% of the global ocean surface in the Southwest Pacific, including Australia and Indonesia, raising temperatures nearly half a degree Celsius above the 1991-2020 average. 这导致严重的珊瑚礁破坏,使印度尼西亚最后的热带冰川有可能在2026年消失。 This led to severe coral reef damage and put Indonesia's last tropical glacier at risk of disappearing by 2026. 这一事件,连同菲律宾破纪录的旋风和海平面的迅速上升,突显了该区域易受气候变化影响的程度。 The event, along with record-breaking cyclones in the Philippines and rapid sea-level rise, highlights the region's vulnerability to climate change.