A new international study has found that the world’s oceans absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any year on record, with ocean heat content reaching unprecedented levels in the upper 2,000 metres. Published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, the research links rising ocean temperatures to intensified extreme weather events

The late arrival has been linked to a prolonged monsoon, extended post-monsoon showers, and stressed wetland conditions; last year, flamingos had started arriving as early as December