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October 26, 2021

How much do marine heatwaves cost? The economic losses amount to billions and billions of dollars

Alistair Hobday, CSIRO; Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association; Kathryn Smith, Marine Biological Association, and Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia

The indirect losses from one heatwave in Western Australia caused A$4.14 billion per year worth of damage.

Recent marine heatwaves have devastated crucial coastal habitats, including kelp forests, seagrass meadows and coral reefs. Dan Smale

March 4, 2019

Suffering in the heat: the rise in marine heatwaves is harming ocean species

Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association and Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia

Marine heatwaves, like their land counterparts, are growing hotter and longer. Sea species in southeastern Australia, southeast Asia, northwestern Africa, Europe and eastern Canada are most at risk.

Marine heatwaves can kill off species and alter ecosystems. (Shutterstock)

May 30, 2018

Marine heatwaves are getting hotter, lasting longer and doing more damage

Eric Oliver, Dalhousie University; Alistair Hobday, CSIRO; Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association; Neil Holbrook, University of Tasmania, and Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia

Marine heatwaves have had little attention until recently, but they’re already having large effects.

Kelp covered landscape in Western Australia. Dan Smale

February 5, 2015

Marine heatwaves threaten the future of underwater forests

Thomas Wernberg, The University of Western Australia and Dan Smale, Marine Biological Association

Western Australia’s marine environment is unique. Two world heritage areas, the largest fringing coral reef in Australia, and more than a thousand kilometres of underwater forests, supporting incredible…

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