COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Warming Ocean Worsened Australia's Fatal 2010/2011 Floods
Description: As world leaders gather in Paris at the end of the month for the COP 21 climate summit, new research from scientists reveals the destructive impact the warming global ocean can have on society. A study by a research team shows that long-term warming of the Indian and Pacific oceans played an important role in increasing the risk of the kind of devastating floods that struck Australia in 2010/2011. [Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute]
URL: http://www.whoi.edu/news-release/australia-flood
Availability: Full Text
Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Publish Date: 11/18/2015
Reading Level: Basic
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