Tag Archives: Great Barrier Reef

Scientists dismiss Warren Entsch’s claim warm water from northern hemisphere is damaging reef

Posted on July 16, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

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 →

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Political ploys and an ocean jewel: what’s behind the UN’s ‘in danger’ warning for the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on June 23, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

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 →

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Wipe out kelp forest WA + GSR(Great Southern Reef)

Posted on July 14, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

(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?

Posted on June 17, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

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 →

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Demise of Great Barrier Reef

Posted on June 17, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

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”?

Posted on June 5, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

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

Posted on May 29, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

“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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Greg Hunt: no definite link Adani coal mine and climate change

Posted on May 9, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

“Put simply, because any increase in net global greenhouse gas emissions was a matter of speculation, there was no need for or utility in the imposition of conditions.” Australian Conservation Foundation was represented by Environment Defenders Office Queensland. Case was heard … Continue reading →

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Pollie Watch: Brandis questions climate science as reef bleaching worsens

Posted on April 21, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Just a day after MP Ewen Jones put case for climate funds to finance 1.2GW coal fired power station near Townsville, Coalition Senate leader and attorney-general George Brandis revealed why the government thinks this might be a good idea….The new research on … Continue reading →

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Only 7% of Great Barrier Reef remains unaffected by coral bleaching, scientists find

Posted on April 20, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

The National Coral Bleaching Taskforce conducted aerial surveys and underwater dives in 911 individual reef sites. They concluded between 60 and 100 per cent of corals were severely bleached on 316 reefs, with nearly all in the northern half of … Continue reading →

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