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"Official analysis of 124 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover has
dropped sharply after a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2024, prompting
grave fears over the trajectory of the natural wonder.
Over the past few years, fast-growing corals had pushed the Great Barrier
Reef’s coral cover to record highs. But those corals were known to be extremely
vulnerable and one bad summer away from losing those gains.
Our new report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows these
fears have been realised. The percentage of living hard coral covering the
Great Barrier Reef’s surface dropped in each region we surveyed.
The recent extreme highs and lows in coral cover are a troubling phenomenon. It
raises the prospect that the Great Barrier Reef may reach a point from which it
cannot recover."
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
