As coral bleaching threat is raised for much Barrier Reef,experts say events show that dire projections for reefs under global warming were not alarmistAfter almost two years of coral bleaching, with some reefs bleaching twice and possibly three times since 2014, and scientists contain said that dire predictions of global coral decline made almost two decades ago may now be manifest.
The rolling underwater heatwave has now arrived upon the much Barrier Reef,with mass die-offs expected along the northern quarter of the world’s preeminent coral ecosystem. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com