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Australia simmers through hottest autumn on record
Autumn 2016 was Australia’s hottest, beating the previous record set in 2005.
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Squids on the rise in changing ocean
Populations of squid, octopus and cuttlefish have boomed over the past 60 years, as the oceans change.
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2016 likely to be the world’s hottest year: here’s why
Another month, another broken temperature record. Scientists are already confident 2016 will be the hottest year ever, a record only set in 2015.
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Great Barrier Reef bleaching almost impossible without climate change
This summer’s record-breaking coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef was made 175 times more likely thanks to climate change.
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In pictures: A close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching
The bleaching hitting the Great Barrier Reef not only harms corals. As these close-up photos show, it also deprives many other species of a home and livelihood.
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More than 1000km of the Great Barrier Reef has bleached
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered the worst bleaching event in its history, with many corals in the reef’s remote northern reaches expected to die as a result of warm waters linked to this summer’s El Niño.
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Summer sea temps hottest on record
This summer’s sea temperatures were the hottest on record for Australia: here’s why.
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Climate change causing bird eggs to hatch early
Warm weather is causing zebra finch eggs to hatch earlier than normal, according to new research.
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Rising CO2 predicted to make fish ‘drunk’
Researchers predict rising CO2 in the world’s oceans will make fish drunk and disoriented earlier than previously thought.
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Tough Aussie corals thrive under pressure
A community of corals found thriving despite harsh conditions in northern WA could help save corals around the world.