ABC – Red alert in the climate engine room

Australia’s record-hot oceans have driven extreme weather, from floods and cyclones to mass coral bleaching and toxic algal blooms, showing how warming seas are reshaping both climate and ecosystems.

Climate change will increase labour risks in fisheries, study warns

A new study warns that climate change will worsen risks for fishers, from harsher storms and extreme heat to longer, more exhausting trips at sea. Combined with weak labor protections and forced labor risks, these pressures could deepen inequities across global fisheries. The authors call for urgent cross-sector policy action to protect workers’ safety, wellbeing, and rights.

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