Ocean heat waves are becoming more common and lasting longer
The extreme events can kill corals and kelp and throw marine ecosystems into chaos
SWELTERING STRANDS In 2011, a marine heat wave off Australia’s southern coast devastated the towering kelp forests of the Great Southern Reef (shown).
Emma Flukes
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