A marine heat wave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish—it's heading south
Tens of thousands of fish have died off northwestern Australia, as a large and long-lasting marine heat wave intensifies.
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We Have Entered The Era Of ‘Global Boiling’—Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, And Economies Are Being Devastated
Marine heat waves are also a factor in extreme weather events, as the energy of warm surface water leads to hurricane formation. In August 2023, Hurricane Idalia, sitting over unusually warm ...
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Western Australia marine heatwave
Dr. Andrew Pershing, chief program officer at Climate Central said, "This prolonged marine heat wave off Western Australia is a clear sign of a warming climate, with extreme ocean temperatures ...
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Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds
Corals are bleached white when marine heat waves put corals under stress, causing them to expel algae from their tissue, draining their color. The culprit is the burning of planet-heating fossil ...
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Oceans Endure Repeated Heat Attacks
Ocean warming in 2024 produced the hottest ocean temperatures ever recorded by humans, not only at the surface but also for ...
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Marine heatwaves reshaping the Pacific Ocean ecosystem
As they circumnavigate the ocean, the skippers in the Vendee Globe might be noticing a very different ocean than they have in ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...
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How the climate crisis has intensified marine heatwaves across the world
and in all types of marine ecosystems,” the report said. The primary reason is the climate crisis. As global temperatures have soared to 1.3 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial levels, 90% of the ...