Humpback sightings drop 60% as warming oceans disrupt Southern marine life
Unusual sightings of humpback whales and weakened seabirds along Australia's east coast point to shifting ocean conditions in the Southern Ocean. Marine heat waves around Australia and Antarctica are disrupting food chains and forcing marine species off their usual routes. These thermal events are causing significant ecosystem disruptions that scientists are struggling to fully understand. Inadequate long-term monitoring is limiting researchers' ability to assess the scale of these changes. Experts are calling for improved data collection to keep pace with the rapidly accelerating shifts in marine environments.
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