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Climate change threatens Western Australias iconic Shark Bay

2014-10-07 23:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Conservation: In the summer of 2010-2011 Western Australia experienced an unprecedented heatwave -- but not on land. Between December 2010 and April 2011, sea temperatures off the WA coast reached 3C above average, and for two weeks peaked at 5C above average -- 28C compared to the normal 23C. The effects were drastic. Corals bleached, and the makeup of the usually temperate south west marine ecosystems shifted to more tropical -- both in fish, and algae. Were still learning about this extraordinary event....

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