Pacific reefs lost nearly a fifth of their living coral in the last four decades, mostly from warmer oceans causing […]
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2025 was the 2nd-warmest year on record for the South-West Pacific – Expert Reaction
The higher temperatures came with increased rainfall, marine heatwaves, and sea level rise, says a report from the World Meteorological Organisation. Many of these changes impacted NZ, […]
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NZ’s record-breaking ocean temperatures – Expert Reaction
Sea surface temperatures around Aotearoa in 2022 and 2023 were the hottest ever recorded, according to new data from Stats NZ. […]
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Hotter, longer marine heatwaves over past century – Expert Reaction
Marine heatwaves have been increasing in length, number and intensity over the past century, according to a study investigating global […]
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