{"id":166011,"date":"2023-11-08T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=166011"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T03:53:10","slug":"the-climate-crisis-is-an-oceans-crisis","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/the-climate-crisis-is-an-oceans-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Climate Crisis is an oceans crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Australia, our love of the ocean is truly profound, we surf it, camp by it, we marvel at its incredible beauty from its many pristine sandy shores and we are proud of the unique and wondrous sea life that inhabits it. But all of this is at grave risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our oceans are in trouble. As our climate changes, driven by the unchecked burning of fossil fuels, our seas are transforming before our eyes. Marine heatwaves are surging, coral reefs are on the brink, ice sheets are melting at an alarming rate, currents are slowing and seas are rising. Put simply: the climate crisis is an ocean crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/resources\/code-blue-our-oceans-in-crisis\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read code blue:our oceans in crisis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-scaled.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-105x300.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-358x1024.jpg 358w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-768x2195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-538x1536.jpg 538w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-717x2048.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-315x900.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Infographic-The-Climate-Crisis-is-an-Ocean-Crisis_V2-FA-Long-scaled.jpg\" style=\"border-radius:100px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download the infographic here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Australia, our love of the ocean is truly profound, we surf it, camp by it, we marvel at its incredible beauty from its many pristine sandy shores and we are proud of the unique and wondrous sea life that inhabits it. 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