Exclusive: Mass bleaching seen along Great Barrier Reef could mark start of global-scale event, expert warnsRising ocean temperatures could have pushed the world's tropical coral reefs over a tipping point where they are hit by bleaching on a "near-annual" basis, according to the head of a US government agency program that monitors the globe's coral reefs.Dr Mark Eakin, coordinator of Coral Reef Watch at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told Guardian Australia there was a risk that mass bleaching seen along the length of the Great Barrier Reef in 2020 could mark the start of another global-scale bleaching event. Continue reading...
Climate crisis may have pushed world's tropical coral reefs to tipping point of 'near-annual' bleaching
31. března 2020 18:45
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Zdroj: The Guardian