PETALING JAYA: Malaysia marks World Ocean Day today amid concerns stated in a global report that the seas are experiencing one of their warmest years on record after an unprecedented ocean heatwave blasted the South-West Pacific region last year.
A report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said that nearly 40 million square kilometres of ocean around South-East Asia and the Pacific had been engulfed by moderate to strong heatwaves in January, April, May and June of last year.
