How much do marine heatwaves cost? The economic losses amount to billions and billions of dollars
- Written by Alistair Hobday, Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
ShutterstockMarine heatwaves are catastrophic impacts of climate change many of us are already familiar with. But how much do they cost society?
During marine heatwaves, ocean temperatures can become so high that many species become stressed, or die. Critical coastal habitats, such as seagrass meadows, corals and kelp forests, can die out, limiting...

















