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sea-level depression at World Data Ocean is a file of one story. The newest of them: “Winter 2025/2026 Baltic Sea depression reveals atmospheric forcing on ocean volume”. A basin-wide sea-level depression of approximately −60 cm hit the Baltic Sea in February 2026, driven by persistent high pressure and easterly winds that forced a massive outflow. A Global Hub for Ocean Intelligence 4 World Data Ocean is a centralized digital platform where researchers, scientists, and ocean enthusiasts converge to… The list below is every sea-level depression story on World Data Ocean, newest first.

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Winter 2025/2026 Baltic Sea depression reveals atmospheric forcing on ocean volume

A basin-wide sea-level depression of approximately −60 cm hit the Baltic Sea in February 2026, driven by persistent high pressure and easterly winds that forced a massive outflow. The volume anomaly reached −290 km³ before recovering 76% of that loss by April. This is not merely an oceanographic curiosity; it is a measurable climate indicator. For deeper context on 2025's warming trends, see our related coverage of "2025 joins the warmest years on record as ocean heat persists without pause."