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Narooma on NSW south coast revealed as a hot spot for global ocean warming
A University of New South Wales study has found that the waters off the NSW far south coast have warmed at more than three times the global average.
Key points:
- Narooma coastal waters have warmed an average of .48 degrees per decade
- Little penguins nest each spring and summer at Montague Island
- Fluctuations in sea surface temperature affect the adult penguins’ ability to find food for their chicks
The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, analysed more than 10 years of water temperature readings from five sites adjacent to the East Australian Current, combined with 25 years of satellite data.
It revealed that coastal waters at Narooma, about 280 kilometres south of Sydney, have warmed an average 0.48 degrees per decade, more…
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