The last month of 2024 was interesting-the data are now in. It was an all time record for rainfall in December (nearly 600mm) and a pretty wet year overall (nearly 2m). #Arcadia#MagneticIsland#Yunbenun#climate#meteorology 2/
Seaweed is taking over coral reefs. But there's a gardening solution – sea-weeding
Many researchers are exploring high-tech ways to help reefs survive the climate crisis. But low-tech solutions like manually pulling out seaweed have a place too.
On #Yunbenun (Magnetic Island), the vegetation is drying out, trees and shrubs are turning more deciduous under stress, dropping their leaves, aided and abetted by the strong winds lately, good for #bushfires and habitat for death adders which should be more active in the warmer weather.