Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat

If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again.

Bleached staghorn coral on the Great Barrier Reef.
Many species are dependent on corals for food and shelter.

Our research, published yesterday in Frontiers in Marine Science, looked at the large-scale impacts of a series of extreme climate events on coastal marine habitats around Australia.

We found more than 45% of the coastline was already affected by extreme weather events caused by climate change. What’s more, these ecosystems are struggling to recover as extreme events are expected to get worse.

Read the story from The Conversation - “Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat.”