Adding insult to Great Barrier Reef injury

• Autores: Alice Klein
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3122, 2017, pág. 25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Klein talks about Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef. Two-thirds of its coral has now been bleached following the scorching summers of 2017 and 2016. The scientific consensus is clear: the increased frequency of mass bleaching events is being driven by global warming--both directly by warming water and indirectly by extreme weather that ravages corals. The only way to save the precious remains of the reef is to rein in carbon dioxide emissions. It may be too late to bring the Great Barrier Reef back to its former glory--but action on emissions could certainly save at least parts of this natural wonder