03 March, 2019

‘Not very happy': Tasman Sea warmth puts the heat on key fisheries

Back-to-back summer heatwaves in the Tasman Sea that have affected marine life and seafood industries in Australia and New Zealand could be another sign of the warming climate, scientists say.
The Tasman Sea has endured back-to-back summer
marine heatwaves - with consequences that could
take time to play out.
CREDIT
Australia has just had its warmest summer by far, with the role of so-called blocking highs in the Tasman seen by meteorologists as key to the build-up of record-breaking heat over the country's south-east.


Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “‘Not very happy': Tasman Sea warmth puts the heat on key fisheries.”

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