--- title: Sydney waters to break heat records description: Waters off the coast of Sydney are reportedly set to break maximum temperature records and that could have a huge impact on marine life. --- [![Greenpeace](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/hs-fs/hubfs/GPAP-Master-Logo-Green-RGB_Web-1.png?width=2259&height=348&name=GPAP-Master-Logo-Green-RGB_Web-1.png "Greenpeace")](https://www.greenpeace.org.au) [![Canopy Logo](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/hubfs/raw_assets/public/gpap-main-theme/images/the-canopy/the-canopy-logo.png)](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy) The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific. # Sydney waters to break heat records Wednesday, 5 January 2022 As climate change heats the earth, a dip in the ocean is no longer the refreshing reprieve it once was. Waters off the coast of Sydney are reportedly set to break maximum temperature records and that could have a huge impact on marine life. Still on the topic of extreme weather, it’s been reported that the Marshall Fire that ripped through two towns in Colorado last week drew much of its destructive power from climate change. And Thailand has reopened a picturesque beach made famous by a Leonardo Dicaprio film more than three years after it was closed to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of thousands of visitors each day.   [Sea temperatures inch towards record high but marine ecosystems could suffer](http://link.newsletter.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=-2BkLFEizXRx4g91mDi6-2Fbb0-2BXzStThQuMBh-2B-2FQiranLzOU3bC7pNq8SwGbVypXR-2BusvkBOUNBFcr0FyKAASSts6-2Fj9xbtKTFG4qYno3SwKtchTKq0dWo0nKbuDuqjIu5FsC0Kqw2rHOndEWaYKuWx4fCQfmMTLNIFviqkTJwSaw1LuGyl5HqZHe9IpXrqtUGlt7N2iY2U359DMJiXeSAw2VIGWYtwDPRQvym2F7t4vpR0USv1EuGGPSLDGHj57caSL8C-2FfYQvVPKVsdEoMfE4ex3jR33ppHO9OOmtrH0hBPceclx-2FkuuJt9sK1MXQWgFGRFqC4qgORJNM-2B-2FnoUoLCugqZh8l0olGHV-2B9ORcuOzn-2F7C6gJnfAOW-2BrF-2Bm-2FZpbZ-2F-2FN6eryRZnW3wCd-2FQEEWmLyvc-2BiCf4-2F-2Bc6vPk3vHNLERWzj-2Bn8EUremYTb7hY5HmSmL26X-2B6bSHWTj71Zl-2F-2B-2FfTuQUnTG-2BdF2LJLp95fV-2BoAtJM406lIrGOyrL8UTRy6-2FHQRxx8EBCvLOCnbNM8oEz1MQQlCejaLyOTw1Qv0hvZpE86rwRm5oSPkrrOvyRhBhDyMJycoMzuXsx1FAgTB5kpii5oaJh74ySbp-2BETAsorFi2-2B6TTx-2Bom44PRoYrTM-2BMbSr6WLNNYuknmPQCiWH8J3xqvNLgp2dcChK7FpmKLwdmqPtNacye82DOsnExSiI2sT-2F3K4CMn1mkZYNqvpG8CvhqpBv6ig8Zhmp423LVavhmeHshVoqlUGk-2FeHn3mIw5iLGkdDD9jBJNI6pICDukAH95oDVHZpOn1m-2FpdOR1W5ol9cFFEkYXBxLp4sImIRnqulTBg1YygbooxLIQlWKlLQ-3D-3D9Pg1_EkRkegmYzM7dalXjFussegoYMhRUlAGhCWwt2TDG-2FE70xwaTgi-2FiOwZ6ygBu5Ytb2PfHeLejdsz1ridrNL-2FEmo52ZpFX4ro3S07-2B3LKKT1zETw-2BAyRAnsWsgd55t8LpN-2BRVdW2f9-2BJVU-2F9zcxx4YbBAwDIWq6ZAEIUXrXIs7Sfv-2BuxZuJG0OEL3DKc7YBrTG24Cea8JbmWVV0VmmVGaB-2FXHw2n9SNoOA4OGha8TXVaH9Spw4mhSUyXMuQvm2kcYbhvWxDBJDH2DwKynrB50sQFDwyQtkKl88EfpSsxMwenWAO0wGtDv4FU7P4-2FzsjM5XrdZ-2Bnpc8zCh2927z9tkON7U6GCGe6zrDSHSzuFtzkNKURYCsLs-2FGluwGJMA91zpS) Sea temperatures inching towards record-breaking highs have prompted concern among ocean experts as swimmers hoping to cool down in the deep blue are finding the water almost the same temperature as the sand. [Murrumbateman vineyards severely damaged, stripped of leaves and fruit in destructive hailstorm](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-04/murrumbateman-wineries-destroyed-by-storm-helm-four-winds/100737244) Murrumbateman wineries recovering from two years of poor yields due to bushfire smoke and drought have been severely damaged by a hailstorm that swept through the ACT on Monday evening. [Climate change helped dry out the grasslands that fuelled Colorado fire](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/climate-change-helped-dry-out-the-grasslands-that-fuelled-colorado-fire/aeeac515-edba-42cc-a40b-b76bebd7596c) The Marshall Fire that ripped through two towns in Colorado last week drew much of its destructive power from climate change, a scientist told Reuters. 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