ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEThe Great Barrier Reef experienced its third major bleaching event in the last five years. Scientists fear the death of thousands of corals if this event continues to occur in the future. Read on to find out more.
The Great Barrier Reef is considered as one of the world’s treasures as it has become a paradise for divers and a home to fishes, so what happens to it affects us.
The Great Barrier Reef is now in the "danger list" of UNESCO. Because of this, the National Agency is pushing the government to work faster for the 2050 rescue plan for the reef.
Rising sea levels are destroying the coral reefs that we are dependent upon for myriads of things. Protecting of these flowers of the sea means securing the coastal communities from storms, erosion, and tsunamis. Tourism will also be affected once coral reefs are depleted.
A recent research unveils a new concept of artificially brightening the clouds over the Great Barrier Reef in order to save this largest living thing on earth.
After years of suffering the Great Barrier Reef has begun to die at an advanced rate and scientists fear that the damage is now irreversible and that this wonder of the world may be a thing of the past.
In a video of ARC Director Hughes, he mentioned that the damage this year to the Great Barrier Reef was due to the “record breaking” temperature that global warming had brought.
Scientists have identified that half of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is dead. The Great Barrier Reef, home of many coral reefs, is now 50 percent dead, scientists stated.