The extreme and long-lasting marine heatwave in the northeastern Bay of Bengal during 2020 summer
The Bay of Bengal is a hotspot for intense marine heatwaves (MHWs) with adverse impacts on local coral ecosystems, yet extreme MHWs in this region remain largely unexplored. In summer 2020, the most extreme and longest-lasting MHW (MHW-20) on record occurred in the northeastern Bay of Bengal (NEB), which persisted fo...