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An ecological disaster has been unfolding on Australia's coast

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-24/sa-algal-bloom-outbreak/105300602

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22612622

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/22612621

A mysterious, brown foam appeared on a beach an hour south of Adelaide. It was just the beginning of a toxic algal bloom that has now grown to thousands of square kilometres in size, killing precious sea life in its wake. Experts say it could be a sign of things to come.

The blame was placed on an “ongoing marine heatwave” which had seen water temperatures 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than usual.

I wonder what prciptated the marine heatwave /s

On Kangaroo Island, which reported its first fish kills in March, some beaches were so littered with dead sea life, the smell was overpowering.