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"A recent study suggested $10bn investment was needed to adequately reduce pollution levels and improve the reef’s resilience." Sorry reef, we need to spend th
by flashman 10y ago
"A recent study suggested $10bn investment was needed to adequately reduce pollution levels and improve the reef’s resilience."
Sorry reef, we need to spend that money on F-35s, a dozen new submarines, and tax deductions for people whose investment properties aren't renting for enough to meet their mortgage payments.
- agumonkey 10y agoInstead of dying because of their neighbor's stupidity, they will die because of their own.
- codecamper 10y agoI doubt 10 billion will fix it. Unfortunately, AFAIK coral reefs are sensitive to rises in ocean temperature. And so climate change is killing them & will kill most warm water surface coral around the planet. The same thing is playing out in the caribbean, and in Thailand. Also, judging by our progress on controlling CO2 emissions, and by our not so great understanding about how fast greenland / antarctica will melt, we may need to put particulates into the atmosphere one day. This will help prevent runaway climate change, but will do nothing to stop the buildup of CO2. This extra CO2 will cause oceans to acidify further. Hopefully we don't reach the point of acidification which will prevent the basic food chain creatures such as krill to stop forming exoskeletons.
- wycx 10y agoIt is also the rate of sea level rise. If sea level rises faster than the coral platforms can keep up, then they will drown. See the figure here [1] for a summary of reef responses to sea level rise. Also, if the corals die, then they stop calcifying, and then the platform starts to erode, making life harder for the organisms that are still alive... Coral reefs are a complex system of feedbacks. [1] http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=345 http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=345
- flashman 10y agoOne proposed solution is putting shade cloth over parts of the reef. Not sure how much this would alter the water temperature, but it may be enough to reduce heat stress in the corals.
- kaonashi 10y agoNot an either/or proposition. The limiting factors aren't financial assets (or are only limiting in a social manner).
- ommunist 10y ago10bn? Royal heist. I like the appetites of those behind this hoax. Why not to spend 10 bn to terraforming Mars, huh? At least no one will visit with inspection.