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Common occurrences of subsurface heatwaves and cold spells in ocean eddies

Nature, Published online: 16 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-08051-2

With climate change, mesoscale eddies are increasing in importance as drivers of subsurface extreme marine heatwaves and cold spells that do not correlate with surface events, with implications for severe impacts on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and services.