Updated On: 25 March, 2022 01:07 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
The western Indian Ocean had a total of 66 Marine Heat Wave (MHW) events while the Bay of Bengal had 94 events during 1982-2018, a recent investigation of marine heat waves by the scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, found out

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If you thought heat waves are something to do with increased temperatures on the land in summer months, it is time for a rethink!
Not only are there heat waves in the ocean, but they are also increasing over the decades.