Spring–Summer Caribbean Sea marine heatwaves tied to previous Winter Indian Ocean marine heatwaves
Jianping Li
Nature Communications, Published online: 19 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-73130-z Winter marine heatwaves in the Indian Ocean can intensify spring and summer marine heatwaves in the Caribbean Sea through an atmospheric bridge. An eastward propagating wave train alters the regional Hadley circulation, reducing latent heat loss from the ocean and driving sea surface warming.