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Ocean Heatwaves Are Getting Longer and More Intense
If the past century is any indication, global warming may be contributing to less stable marine ecosystems
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Longer and more frequent marine heatwaves over the past century
Heatwaves are important climatic extremes in atmospheric and oceanic systems that can have devastating and long-term impacts on ecosystems, with subsequent socioeconomic …
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
During 2015-2016, record temperatures triggered a pan-tropical episode of coral bleaching, the third global-scale event since mass bleaching was first documented in the 1 …
The unprecedented 2015/16 Tasman Sea marine heatwave
The Tasman Sea off southeast Australia exhibited its longest and most intense marine heatwave ever recorded in 2015/16. Here we report on several inter-related aspects of …
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