Slowly but surely, the sea is warming.
And maybe this sounds like good news if you’re a beach-lover or an ocean swimmer. But the more detrimental effects of shifting sea temperatures are starting to show themselves.
Earlier this year, we caught a hint of the devastation when millions of Fiordland native sea sponges were found to have been bleached bone white in the wake of a marine heatwave, the largest event of its kind reported anywhere in the world.
Now, a new report from the Ministry for the Environment lays out the threat posed by marine heatwaves in plain terms – existential, economic and cultural.
The cost of riding more marine heatwaves #ClimateAction https://t.co/Ez2yqUEtZa
— EcoFind NZ (@ecofind) October 31, 2022
