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'The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by its fifth mass coral bleaching event in
the past eight years.
That event has led experts to ask whether Australia's environmental icon has
reached a tipping point.
One of the world's leading coral authorities, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg from the
University of Queensland, is worried it has.
"I know that's shocking … but that's the type of system we're working with at
the moment," Professor Hoegh-Guldberg told
7:30.
The chief scientist for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA),
Roger Beeden, believes such a call is premature.
"Right now, what we've got is a system is that is actually bouncing back from
particular events," he said
But he does concede the repeated mass bleachings are taking a toll.
"There is no doubt that these events are a clear alarm signal that we all need
to be acting on climate change," he said.'
Via
Guardian Australia.
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