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"After 18 months of record-breaking ocean temperatures, the planet’s reefs are
in the middle of the most widespread heat-stress event on record.
Across the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, latest figures from the US
government’s Coral Reef Watch, shared with the
Guardian, show 73% of the
world’s corals have been hit with enough heat for them to begin bleaching.
Beginning in February 2023, this is the fourth global mass bleaching event –
the second in 10 years, and the most widespread on record.
After seeing their beloved reefs struggling to survive, some coral scientists
are calling for a major rethink on how to protect reefs as temperatures climb
even higher in the coming decades.
“We’re coming out of a couple of decades where we made predictions,” said Prof
Tracy Ainsworth, the vice-president of the International Coral Reef Society.
“Now we are at a point where we hoped we would not be. Now we’re asking, what
do we do now?”
In the scientific journal
Nature Climate Change, three articles were
published on Monday calling on the coral conservation and science community to
have a collective rethink."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
