The state’s recent heatwave wasn’t just felt on land, with record high temperatures also recorded in the Tasman Sea.
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A special climate statement released by the Bureau of Meteorology and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research shows sea temperatures reached “exceptionally high levels” between November and February.
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The sea surface temperature was 2.1 degrees above average in December and associated with the “abnormally high temperatures” on land in southeast Australia, especially Tasmania and New Zealand.
The peak of the event had passed by February, with sea surface temperatures falling below record levels but remaining well above average.
Jessica Willard
Being a health reporter to me is about more than just reporting the problems. It's about asking why they are happening in the first place and what needs to change to fix it.
Being a health reporter to me is about more than just reporting the problems. It's about asking why they are happening in the first place and what needs to change to fix it.
