From Cosmos magazine, August 28, 2023…
Forecast for sea off south-east Australia spells danger for marine life
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a patch of the Tasman Sea to reach temperatures at least 2.5°C above average from September to February.
Oceanographers say that it may be even more as their modelling has predicted temperatures rises that have been described as “literally off the scale.” It is not known if this section of the Tasman Sea has heated up this much previously, but at least one oceanographer has told the Guardian that it is the first time he’s seen such a prediction…