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How a Murray River flood fed the ocean thousands of kilometres away
The 2022-23 Murray River floods sent thousands of tonnes of organic material into the ocean, triggering a marine feeding bonanza.
When the Murray River flooded in 2022-23, the surge reached the ocean. A vast plume of floodwater carried thousands of tonnes of organic material out to sea, triggering a marine feeding bonanza.
Ocean creatures feasted on matter transported from far inland, linking two ecosystems that rarely interact. The event shows how extreme floods can have effects well beyond the riverbank.
Why it mattersFlood events can fertilize ocean ecosystems far from the flood zone, a dynamic that becomes more relevant as extreme weather intensifies.
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