Scientists dismiss Warren Entsch's claim warm water from northern hemisphere is damaging reef

Coalition's Great Barrier Reef envoy also said Australia was a 'victim of our own success' when it came to coral bleachingo Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefingCoral and ocean scientists have described statements on coral bleaching from the government's reef envoy, Warren Entsch, as "far-fetched" and "ill-informed" on the day he accompanied more than a dozen ambassadors on a snorkelling trip to the Great Barrier Reef.Entsch told the ABC on Thursday warm water originating in the northern hemisphere and flowing across the Pacific to the reef was a chief cause of mass coral bleaching. Continue reading...