‘Tourists ask a lot of questions’: Great Barrier Reef guides face up to bleaching tragedy
theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/23/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-tourism-impact
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years
nbcnews.com/science/environment/great-barrier-reef-coral-australia-mass-bleaching-event-eight-rcna142472
Quick Glance: Mass Bleaching Threatens Great Barrier Reef
- The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another mass bleaching event.
- Corals bleach when heat-stressed, requiring urgent climate action.
- Frequent and widespread bleaching events are alarming for reef survival.
- Global climate actions are crucial for coral reef protection.
Will carbon cost of flights to Australasia put off long-haul tourists? Is Great Barrier Reef bleaching a turn-off too?
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'Widespread' Heat Stress on Great Barrier Reef Revealed in Satellite Image: The heat stress is causing widespread coral bleaching events, caused by climate ...
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Iconic coral reefs facing "widespread, large-scale coral bleaching event," NOAA warns
axios.com/2024/03/07/coral-reef-bleaching-great-barrier-ocean-warming-noaa
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years
nbcnews.com/science/environment/great-barrier-reef-coral-australia-mass-bleaching-event-eight-rcna142472
Quick Glance: Mass Bleaching Threatens Great Barrier Reef
- The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing another mass bleaching event.
- Corals bleach when heat-stressed, requiring urgent climate action.
- Frequent and widespread bleaching events are alarming for reef survival.
- Global climate actions are crucial for coral reef protection.
Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extensive' coral bleaching, as scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event
9news.com.au/national/great-barrier-reef-suffers-extensive-coral-bleaching-as-scientists-fear-seventh-mass-bleaching-event/7aaadece-f876-4a2b-9f00-d8ba077e8ee5
Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/06/lord-howe-island-coral-bleaching-moving-south-fears-ocean-temperatures
Deep learning discovers dark vessels on seas less empty than we thought: Three-quarters of fishing vessels worldwide have been inaccessible to public scrutiny ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-17-deep-learning-discovers-dark-vessels-on-seas-less-empty-than-we-thought/
An ancient coral reef teeming with life found in the Galapagos: "We don’t get good news stories very often," said one of the scientists who spoke with Global ...
globalnews.ca/news/9638553/galapagos-island-ancient-coral-reef/
Surprise price tag on tropical Aussie island: For just over half the price of Sydney’s most expensive home – you can nab yourself an island resort in ...
news.com.au/finance/real-estate/safe-sheltered-waters-surprise-price-tag-on-tropical-island-resort/news-story/b72b6d6a418410671d06c792d818ab94
UN: Great Barrier Reef should be on heritage 'danger' list: PARIS (AP) — A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to ...
apnews.com/article/europe-paris-australia-queensland-united-nations-79f278c426dc7ad86678266f4793da9d
Quick Glance: Great Barrier Reef: UN panel proposes adding Great Barrier Reef to "in danger" list
- "The resilience of the (reef) to recover from climate change impacts is substantially compromised," according to a report by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) scientists who visited the reef in March.
- Tanya Plibersek, the Environment Minister, said the government would lobby UNESCO not to classify the reef as endangered because climate change threatens all coral reefs worldwide.
- "We'll clearly make the point to UNESCO that there is no need to single the Great Barrier Reef out in this way," Plibersek said during a press conference.
U.N. Mission Joins Growing Calls to Label Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’: The report’s authors said current conservation efforts were not enough to address the ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/28/climate/great-barrier-reef-climate-change-danger.html
Scientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world: KONOMIE ISLAND, Australia (AP) — Below the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia is one of ...
apnews.com/article/science-technology-corals-coral-reefs-pollution-2e02cb122441b466affd1a03957cd463
‘A beautiful milestone’: coral grown in Great Barrier Reef nursery spawns for first time
theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/16/a-beautiful-milestone-coral-grown-in-great-barrier-reef-nursery-spawns-for-first-time
On a remote Australian island, a small patch of reef is as good as scientists have ever seen it
theage.com.au/environment/sustainability/on-a-remote-australian-island-a-small-patch-of-reef-is-as-good-as-scientists-have-ever-seen-it-20220826-p5bcyb.html
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Tanya Plibersek proposes blocking Clive Palmer's Queensland coal mine on environmental grounds
abc.net.au/news/2022-08-04/environment-minister-proposes-blocking-palmer-qld-coal-mine/101302142
Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable: Parts of the reef see the most coral growth in 36 years - but it is highly vulnerable to ...
bbc.com/news/world-australia-62402891
Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine: CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government announced on Thursday it plans to prevent ...
apnews.com/article/australia-queensland-united-nations-trending-news-f716b3e6ef7a798b5bfd32260aae2b79
Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery
theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/04/record-coral-cover-on-parts-of-great-barrier-reef-at-risk-from-global-heating-scientists-warn
Coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef highest in decades: Part of the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its highest coral cover on record ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3587800-coral-cover-on-parts-of-great-barrier-reef-highest-in-decades/
Quick Glance: Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have the highest coral cover in 36 years.
- "What we're seeing is that the Great Barrier Reef is still a resilient system."
- "But the worrying thing is that the frequency of these disturbance events are increasing, particularly the mass coral bleaching events," he warned.
- However, in the southern region, which has more hard coral cover than the other two zones, cover declined to 34% in 2022 from 38% the previous year.
- While extensive, the bleaching in 2020 and 2022, according to the institution, was not as harmful as in 2016 and 2017.
Finally, Some Good News From Australia's Great Barrier Reef: It comes after years of worry over the damage from climate change and tourism.
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/australia-great-barrier-reef-recovery-climate-crisis_uk_62ed13c7e4b09d09a2c36b73
Australia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine: Australia’s new government plans to prevent development of a coal mine because of its potential impact on ...
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australia-protect-barrier-reef-banning-coal-mine-87918446
Great Barrier Reef: Corals are recovering - no all-clear: Researchers report coral growth across much of the Great Barrier Reef. Thanks to the rapidly growing ...
geo.de/wissen/great-barrier-reef--korallen-erholen-sich---keine-entwarnung-32613358.html
Australia travel: Top beaches and must-see spots in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands
nzherald.co.nz/travel/australia-travel-top-beaches-and-must-see-spots-in-queenslands-whitsunday-islands/T6SAONTWTUK6HHLNNKCFJF53PE/
New Zealand sea sponge populations 'dying by the millions' due to climate change
cnn.com/2022/06/24/asia/new-zealand-sea-sponge-bleaching-climate-change-intl-hnk/
Probiotics could be used to help in Great Barrier Reef coral transplants: Probiotics are often promoted as a way to improve gut health, but scientists say they ...
abc.net.au/news/2022-06-03/could-probiotics-help-save-the-great-barrier-reef/101120966
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