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  1. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    An underwater disaster: Marine heatwaves are cooking our ocean ecosystems – and will only become more common

    " Marine heatwaves happen when the ocean remains abnormally hot for an extended period. While they may be invisible from the shore, their impacts can wreak havoc underwater – killing various kinds of coral, seagrass and fish." >>
    theconversation.com/marine-hea
    #FossilFuels #ocean #MarineHeatwaves #HABs #disasters #MassMortalities #MarineEnvironment #biodiversity #lossOfHabitability #loss

    #fossilfuels #ocean #marineheatwaves #habs #disasters #massmortalities
  2. BellingenNSW @[email protected] ·

    Koalas at risk of death once seven-day temperatures rise beyond 27C
    Nutritional and climate refugia for koalas

    "Extreme heat is a major factor in the number of deaths and hospitalisations of Australians every year....An analysis of 11,862 koala rescue admissions to NSW animal hospitals found the marsupials were more likely to die when the seven-day average maximum temperature was greater than 27 degrees Celsius."

    "Dr Mella said water stations could be left out as well as shade structures built for koalas in hot regions like north-west NSW. We do that for cattle and we do that for animals that we use for our needs, so we really should be doing it for wildlife as well."

    When koalas rests low to the ground in the shade trying to beat the heat they are usually chased and injured by dogs and car. >>
    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0
    #Koalas #refugia #FossilFuels #heatwaves #drought #climate #cars #sprawl #dogs #NSW #MassMortalities #widllife #extinctions #DomesticAnimals #HeatRelatedRisks #biodiversity

    #cars #koalas #refugia #fossilfuels #heatwaves #drought