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marine-heatwaves
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newscientist.comscience3 hrs agoDeveloping
Houtman Abrolhos Corals Show High Resilience to 2025 Heatwave, Unlike Global Losses
Coral reefs at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia endured a prolonged heatwave in early 2025 virtually unscathed, unlike widespread global die-offs. Researchers found exceptional heat tolerance across multiple species, with lab tests showing survival rates far exc…
NOAA / Wikimedia (Public domain)world7 days ago
2025 Report: Europe Saw Record Marine Heat, Wildfires Burning 1 Million Hectares, and Major Glacier Loss
A joint report from the World Meteorological Organization and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts details severe climate impacts across Europe in 2025, including record heat, glacier loss, and marine extremes. Nearly all of the continent saw above-average tempe…
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