Official report warns our chance to save the GBR is fast closing

24 Aug 2024
A photo showing the extent of coral bleaching
Image: George Roff/CSIRO

The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate, largely due to climate change, and the window to secure its future is rapidly closing. That is the sobering conclusion of a major new report into the state of the reef.

The report was released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. It confirms what scientists have long known: humanity is killing the Great Barrier Reef, and other reefs around the world, by failing to curb the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming.

Read the full story via The Conversation

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