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Coral catastrophe signals our own undoing | Surviving C21
Five times in the history of life on Earth the corals have perished, swept from the board by conditions hostile to nearly all life. Each time, it has taken them millions of years to evolve anew. Each mass death of … Continue reading →
Almost half of cane growers sceptical of science behind laws protecting Great Barrier Reef | Great Barrier Reef | The Guardian
Review found ongoing ‘mistrust’ among farmers, including many who remain unconvinced by need for pollution regulations — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/great-barrier-reef-protection-conservation-queensland-government-cane-farmers-regulations does anybody recommend growing more sugar cane will save the reef? How much longer before tax on sugar to prevent … Continue reading →
Green bonds: How the markets may turn out to be Great Barrier Reef’s saviour
report also found that every one of Queensland’s 81,000 finance sector workers contributed about $300,000 in value-add, twice the average of other sectors, — Read on inqld.com.au/business/2023/06/02/green-bonds-how-the-markets-may-be-the-answer-to-great-barrier-reefs-survival/ golly gosh, imagine that, Reef rescued by Masters of the Universe?…. “report also … Continue reading →
Scientists dismiss Warren Entsch’s claim warm water from northern hemisphere is damaging reef
Coalition’s Great Barrier Reef envoy also said Australia was a ‘victim of our own success’ when it came to coral bleaching — Read on amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/16/scientists-dismiss-warren-entschs-claim-warm-water-from-northern-hemisphere-is-damaging-reef Must be getting this BS from Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the Wallies gifted $660Million rort … Continue reading →
Political ploys and an ocean jewel: what’s behind the UN’s ‘in danger’ warning for the Great Barrier Reef
It’s not the first time the reef has faced the threat of an ‘in danger’ listing. But what does it mean and why is this time different? — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/23/political-ploys-and-an-ocean-jewel-whats-behind-the-uns-in-danger-warning-for-the-great-barrier-reef “its global warming stupid” as they insist they finally … Continue reading →
Wipe out kelp forest WA + GSR(Great Southern Reef)
(Kelp forest before (left) and after (right) the marine heatwave) …per report in journal Science, 5 years on from heatwave, these kelp forests show no signs of recovery. . ..Instead, fish, seaweed and invertebrate communities from these formerly temperate kelp forests are … Continue reading →
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Are Australians really prepared to let the Great Barrier Reef die?
All over the world the Great Barrier Reef is making front page news. The world is watching how Australia exercises its duty of care over this most loved international icon.’As warming seas kill off one of the world’s natural wonders, … Continue reading →
Demise of Great Barrier Reef
Dr John (Charlie) Veron, otherwise known as ‘godfather of coral’, has been diving off the Great Barrier Reef for 45 years and says the level of deterioration reached so far means that in future, no-one will ever be able to … Continue reading →
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After record, mind-numbing coral bleaching, what would it take to “Save the Reef”?
Prof. Terry Hughes tweeted this photo (below) on 2 May 2016: “In 1998, global warming #bleached and killed this mature thicket of Acropora pulchra. Note the recovery since then.” Bleaching killed this mature thicket of Acropora pulchra. The bottom line: If severe … Continue reading →
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This election is our last chance to save the Great Barrier Reef
“Fund catchment and coastal management to the required level to largely solve the pollution issues for the Greater GBR by 2025, to provide resilience for the system in the face of accelerating climate change impacts. The funding required is large – of … Continue reading →
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