Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Study: Over
90% of Great Barrier Reef suffering from coral bleaching
It’s an
absolutely shocking result. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s proud and
prominent national treasure and also tourism resource, is found bleached much
more severely than ever before. Northern part of the reef has suffered the
most, over 80% is seriously bleached. That is not recoverable at least for some
time, or never.
Good news is
that southern part of the reef, which is closer to more populous lands, is found
to be much less bleached.
So what has
caused such bleaching? Warmer ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño
seems to be the main cause. And of course, climate change and human activities
are to blame as well.
Enjoy reading
and learning about this drastic change in ocean ecosystem.
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