Mathieson Whittaker

Participant in the Young STEM Journalism Bootcamp (2025)

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Category 1 Combo Cyclone Affects Ocean Like A 4 Or 5

Mathieson Whittaker

Category 1 Combo Cyclone Affects Ocean Like A 4 Or 5

On April 6th, 2021, a rare event began to unfold, the interaction and merging of two tropical cyclones (TCs) in the Indian Ocean off the northwest tip of Australia. TCs Odette and Seroja combined fully on April 9th. The remaining Seroja abruptly changed direction by roughly 90° on the 10th and headed towards the Western Australian coast.

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef Are Outlasting Others Through Coral Bleaching Events

Mathieson Whittaker

Parts of the Great Barrier Reef Are Outlasting Others Through Coral Bleaching Events

The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of Queensland and is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Climate change has caused mass coral bleaching, which has threatened this hotspot of biodiversity. Bleaching ultimately harms every organism living in the reef ecosystem, from the coral themselves to fish species that call the Great Barrier Reef home.