The government agency that manages Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Friday downgraded its outlook for the condition of the coral system from “poor” to “very poor.” The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s (GBRMPA) report blamed climate change for coral bleaching, which occurs as a result of rising sea temperatures. “Significant global action to address […]
A fire broke out in Paris’ iconic Notre Dame cathedral Monday evening. It burned for almost five hours, destroying two-thirds of the roof and causing its spire to collapse. The church, which has stood in Paris since the 1200s, has come to embody “the permanence of a nation,” Henri Astier wrote for BBC News. It […]
The Great Barrier Reef faces yet “another nail in the coffin,” Dr. Simon Boxall from the National Oceanography Centre Southampton told BBC News Friday. That is because the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has approved plans to dump one million tonnes (approximately 1.1 million U.S. tons) of sludge into the World Heritage Site. […]
Muddy water from historic flooding in Queensland, Australia is now flowing out of rivers into the sea, threatening even the outer shelves of the Great Barrier Reef some 60 kilometers (approximately 37.3 miles) from the coast, Australia’s ABC News reported Friday. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) water quality team leader Dr. Frederieke Kroon told […]
By Marlene Cimons The climate is changing faster than many species can adapt, so scientists are trying to speed up evolution by fostering the spread of creatures who can take the heat. Think of it as natural selection with a little boost from humans—or, in some cases, robots. To that end, Australian scientists Peter Harrison […]
The Great Barrier Reef has been hit hard by climate change. As waters warm, the higher ocean temperatures force the coral to expel the algae that lives inside of it, providing it with both its nutrients and its brilliant colors. If the water does not cool fast enough and the algae does not return, the […]
Australian scientists have found the “most diverse coral site” on the Great Barrier Reef, observing at least 195 different species of corals in space no longer than 500 meters, The Guardian reported. The non-profit organization Great Barrier Reef Legacy and marine scientist Charlie Veron, a world expert on coral reefs, confirmed the diversity of the […]
For any nature lover, one of the most sobering pieces of information from this month’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was that global warming of just two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels could kill off 99 percent of tropical coral reefs. And even if we act quickly and successfully limit warming to 1.5 […]
Australia’s coal-loving lawmakers dismissed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) warning to phase out the polluting fossil fuel by 2050. In a recent interview with SkyNews, deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said Australia will “absolutely” continue to use and exploit its coal reserves regardless of what the IPCC report says. Scientists: We have 12 […]
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