Gulf of Panama Loses Key Marine Phenomenon Due to Climate Crisis: This Changed in 2025

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For the first time in four decades, the natural phenomenon of surgence was not presented in the Gulf of Panama.The event, which used to be registered between January and April, was interrupted in 2025, according to a study published on September 2 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).The research was led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI).The group of experts concluded that this…

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For the first time in 40 years, upwellings of cold water off the coast of Panama have not occurred. Stopping this current would have enormous effects on marine species, and those who live off it. Every year, from January to April, upwellings of deep water cool the waters off the Pacific coast of Panama. But this was not the case this year, according to initial results published by an international team on September 2 in the journal PNAS. (…) Rea…