How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Will … [continued]
The Great Barrier Reef is dying, and you should know why.
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The Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching event that’s been occurring since the start of summer in the Southern Hemisphere has now spread to cover more than 900 miles of reef, according to researchers.
The Great Barrier Reef experienced it’s worst coral bleaching event (since modern record-keeping began) in 2016, as we reported a few months ago with an “obituary.” It seems that 2017 may be a repeat (or may not be) of 2016, as coral bleaching has already begun again on the Great Barrier Reef.
We reported recently on the extreme bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef seen this year, highlighting a piece written as an “obituary.” Thankfully, though, the obituary is still in actuality a tentative one, as the reef continues to hold on for now.
The Great Barrier Reef, located on the eastern coast of the continent now generally referred to as “Australia,” first started forming sometime right around 25 million years ago. Throughout its long history it has continually been the biggest, or one of the biggest, living structures in the world — and … [continued]
As a reminder of why CleanTechnica does what it does, here’s a roundup of climate news that is sure to make your head drop. After checking these out, be sure to check out some other CleanTechnica stories to get your head back up to where it should be. NASA data: … [continued]
Experts are beginning to wonder if we haven’t already exceeded the tipping point for life in the coral reefs. It is actually possible that living generations will never again experience the abundant coral reefs of only 50 years ago. Professor Peter F. Sale from the University of Windsor, Canada, says … [continued]
