five years ago half the coast of australia suffered massive dieback of mangroves, coral and sea grass. The worst I saw was mangroves around the Gulf of Carpent

five years ago half the coast of australia suffered massive dieback of mangroves, coral and sea grass. The worst I saw was mangroves around the Gulf of Carpentaria, and my immediate assumption was the dirty lead mine nearby, but then people around the country started connecting dots to other intertidal and coastal failures that started to all line up until the entire northern coast was implicated. The broad impact, coupled with records, suggested that this was a response to a season of low rainfall in the context of sustained elevated sea temperatures. recovery has been very gradual, as predicted.