Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floodsBeneath the turquoise waters off Heron Island lies a huge, brain-shaped Porites coral that, in health, would be a rude shade of purplish-brown. Today that coral outcrop, or bommie, shines snow white.Prof Terry Hughes, a coral bleaching expert at James Cook University, estimates this living boulder is at least 300 years old. Continue reading...
Great Barrier Reef's worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: 'It looks as if it has been carpet bombed'
30. dubna 2024 17:18
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/01/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-crisis
Zdroj: The Guardian