Green group says Bowen Basin coal mine expansion would overwhelm the state’s emissions reduction efforts and make it “almost impossible” to meet climate targets.

Picture it: As the wind-powered craft clips along the Coral Sea, a tropical breeze teases ... sailing along the Great Barrier Reef is a must-do. If you're looking to sail north of Cairns, you ...

and the Tasman Sea (26°S–46°S, 150°E–174°E). Values are also provided for the Great Barrier Reef (see below for details). These regions are the same as those used to provide trend maps on these pages.

The year with the highest average sea surface temperature on record was 2022, which was associated with a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole event and mass coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef, ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world.

Roxanne Flanagan posted a video to Facebook on Saturday, April 26, of an Eastern Hognose snake emerging out of the Atlantic ...

Travelers can also enjoy an array of local brews at Cairns' Barrier Reef Brewing Co. For those who plan to linger farther south in Townsville, Australian restaurants like A Touch of Salt ...

whom Beijing accused of illegally landing on a tiny reef in the disputed South China Sea. Chinese Coast Guard spokesperson Liu Dejun said in a statement on Sunday evening that six personnel from ...

As residents and visitors enjoy the great outdoors once again, it's important to understand a potentially hazardous reality of being out in nature: venomous snakes. The Great Smoky Mountains ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines ...