The latest report from Australia’s tropical marine research agency shows hard corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been hit hard by an extreme marine heatwave.
- Research Program Director – Reef Ecology and Monitoring, Australian Institute of Marine Science
One of the most serious marine heatwaves on record hit the Great Barrier Reef last summer. Now a new report shows that coral cover was high before the impacts of cyclones and mass bleaching.
O primeiro evento de branqueamento global ocorreu em 1998 e o quarto está em andamento. Até que reduzamos as emissões que provocam o aquecimento global, a pressão sobre os recifes de coral só vai aumentar
The first global bleaching event was in 1998 and the fourth is now under way. Until we curb the emissions driving global warming, the pressure on coral reefs will continue to increase.
In recent years, the Barrier Reef has had a reprieve – and coral has regrown strongly. But now the reprieve looks to be over and the heat is back on
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