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Poppy Johnston

Heatwaves, climate extremes 'normal' for oceans by 2040

Communities along Australia's coast can expect major changes in marine life in the coming decades. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Coastal communities can expect to find different marine life occupying their waters by 2040 as climate change extremes of recent years become "the new normal".

Even with aggressive cuts to emissions Australia's ocean conditions will cross a "climate horizon" in the next 15 years and experience sea surface temperatures, ocean acidity, oxygen loss and marine heatwaves outside the ranges experienced in recent millennia.

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