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| Subject: Great Barrier Reef's non-catastrophe, but a corrupt leftist 'scientist,' wants you to think otherwise Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:32 am | |
| Half the Great Barrier Reef's coral has disappeared in the past 27 years and less than a quarter could be left within a decade unless action is taken, a landmark study has found.
A long-term investigation of the reef by scientists at Townsville's Australian Institute of Marine Science found coral had been wiped out by intense tropical cyclones, a native species of starfish and coral bleaching.
The big concern going forward is that if nothing else changes than within 20 years the reef could be in a perilous state.
Researchers warned that while the World Heritage listed reef was a dynamic system — with coral cover rising and falling over time — if the mass die-off continued less than 25 per cent would exist in 2022.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/great-reef-catastrophe-20121002-26vzq.html#ixzz2873ym4JT
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