News about Great Barrier Reef

We’ve finished our largest ever science activity on the #GreatBarrierReef during a mass #coralbleaching event. More than 40 scientists carried out in-water surveys to assess the fine-scale effects of heat stress this summer. More: bit.ly/3Ug2Mn4 pic.twitter.com/CzjH6PGatU

🦑🪸🌴 This week, the Great Barrier Reef was confirmed to be part of a global mass bleaching event by @NOAA. The Reef holds deep cultural significance for Saltwater Peoples. Watch the Girringun and Gudjuda Rangers' moving connection to the Reef: brnw.ch/21wIXHs pic.twitter.com/MGPnfuisxt

Why is it always the LAST sentence: "Until we reduce carbon emissions, they (interventions like freezing or breeding corals) won't save coral reefs." www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-coral-reefs-are-bleaching-what-does-that-mean-2024-04-15/ pic.twitter.com/rulW4gdCHx

My interview this week with @Nature: “The solution to the Great Barrier Reef’s bleaching problem is clear - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Full stop.” Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘transforming’ from repeated coral bleaching www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01151-z