sea surface temperatures

Climate change increasing Sea surface temperatures around Australia

Submitted by takver on Sun, 05/01/2014 - 7:38pm

(Updated 7 Jan 2014) Sea surface temperatures around Australia in 2013 were unusually warm reported the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in it's annual climate statement. Record ocean temperatures were recorded for January and February, with November the second-highest on record. This continues a long term trend for increasing sea surface temperatures around Australia and globally.

Geography: 
Sydney
Keywords: 
climate change
global warming
ocean
sea surface temperatures
SST

WA marine heatwave - Elevated sea surface temps & marine biodiversity

Submitted by takver on Fri, 04/01/2013 - 9:38pm

Dec 29, 2012: High sea surface temperatures (SST) of up to five degrees above normal are currently being experienced off the north-western Australian coast in a marine heatwave event. Like the extreme marine heatwave event in 2011 this will change marine ecosystems causing coral bleaching and fish mortality and impact on fisheries management and biodiversity.

A similar event occurred over several weeks during the 2010/2011 summer which impacted seafood stocks and marine ecosystems and was associated with an extremely strong La Niña event and a record strength Leeuwin Current down the Western Australian coast.

Geography: 
Western Australia
Keywords: 
climate change
biodiversity
marine
sea surface temperatures
SST