Link posts 28 Jan 2026

Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from? Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. Temperatures have topped 49°C in northwest Victoria and South Australia for the first time on record. (The Conversation)

An exclusive look inside the largest effort ever mounted to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive A large team of scientists is working hard to save the Great Barrier Reef by helping corals reproduce both in the ocean and in labs. They collect coral spawn and grow baby corals to plant back on the reef, aiming to make corals more heat-resistant. However, the reef’s survival depends mostly on cutting carbon emissions to stop climate change. (vox.com)

Apple Expands Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications to Australia Apple Watch now adds hypertension notifications in Australia, alerting users to possible signs of chronic high blood pressure, or hypertension. This matters because hypertension affects around 1.4 billion adults worldwide, is often symptom-free and undiagnosed, and is a leading preventable cause of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. You will need to update iOS and WatchOS to the latest. (apple.com/au)