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Record-breaking marine heatwave powered by climate change cooks Tasmania's fisheries

17 Jul 2017
east coast of Tasmania, Australia

Climate change has warmed the waters east of Tasmania at four times the speed of the global average. But the heatwave of the southern summer of 2015/2016 was something exceptional, damaging fisheries and bringing new species to the island. It's a sign of things to come, say the researchers examining these events.

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