United Press International: Heat waves, likely to become common with climate change, aren't just a problem for humans; they can reshape entire marine ecosystems, Australian scientists say. Researchers studying events last year in the sea off Australia's west coast, where sea temperatures were 3 degrees to 7 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than usual along a 1,200-mile stretch of coast, say that impact can be extreme and rapid. When Daniel Smale at the University of Western Australia in Perth and colleagues surveyed the area...
URL: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/07/24/Heat-waves-seen-as-marine-life-problem-too/UPI-58801343156009/
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