Australia’s forests are finally doing better — but ‘underwater bushfires’ hit oceans hard

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:34:11 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/australias-forests-are-finally-doing-better-but-underwater-bushfires-hit-oceans-hard-278780>

"Good rainfall across much of Australia in the past year has kept the
vegetation green and rivers flowing. For the fifth year in a row, our national
environment scorecard for Australia’s landscapes in 2025 rated them as “above
average”.

Queensland had an exceptionally wet year. The Channel Country river systems in
southwest Queensland flooded spectacularly, sending water surging toward Kati
Thanda–Lake Eyre in South Australia. The biggest floods in at least 15 years,
this flush of water triggered fish breeding and the arrival of waterbirds from
across the continent.

But underneath the ocean waves, it was a different story. Marine heatwaves and
the algal bloom in South Australia were a disaster for Australia’s underwater
ecosystems and their unique animals and plants."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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