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“ Researchers have documented that the Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling failed in 2025 for the first time in at least 40 years, breaking a long-standing ocean pattern.
That absence removed a critical seasonal cooling and nutrient pulse, leaving marine ecosystems exposed during a period they […]

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[An Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming Scientists]

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Each year between January and April, a blob of cold water rises from the depths of the #GulfOfPanama to the surface, playing an essential role in supporting #marine life in the region. But this year, it never arrived […]

For the first time in 40 years: Panama's cold waters remain trapped at depth in 2025 - 59 Hardware This year, off the coast of Panama, the sea defied its usual patterns. Weather fluke, long-term shift, or a stark warning from the ocean?

For the first time in 40 years: Panama's cold waters remain trapped at depth in 2025 www.59hardware.net/en/for-the-f... #ClimateCrisis #Upwelling #Oceans #Ecosystems #GulfOfPanama

Unprecedented suppression of Panama’s Pacific upwelling in 2025 | PNAS The Gulf of Panama’s (GOP) seasonal upwelling system has consistently delivered cool, nutrient-rich waters via northerly trade winds every January–...

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O'Dea et al. Sep. 2. 2025 PNAS 122 (36) e2512056122

Unprecedented suppression of Panama’s Pacific upwelling in 2025

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