marine ecology

  • A Vast Australian Underwater Forest Is Roasting To Death

    A Vast Australian Underwater Forest Is Roasting To Death

    One of the largest kelp forests on Earth is dying because of climate change. Australia’s Great Southern Reef has lost 100km of coastline to a series of extreme heatwaves from 2011 to 2013, according to research published this week in Science — and the problem is getting worse.