‘The water was completely dead’: Inside the grim race with a microscopic enemy

Sydney Morning Herald
by Bianca Hall
February 18, 2026
‘The water was completely dead’: Inside the grim race with a microscopic enemy
‘Seen the worst I can see’: On this remote stretch of beach, a new ground zero has emerged.
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Originally published on Sydney Morning Herald on 2/18/2026