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Great Barrier Reef starts to recover after severe coral bleaching
- msie 9y agoGreat Barrier Reef damaged beyond repair, can no longer be saved, say scientists https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15389256 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15389256
- King-Aaron 9y agoERROR 310 This comment redirects in a loop ERR::Too_many_redirects!!!
- convolvatron 9y agothe article doesn't speculate why that might be - whether shifting environmental conditions, adaptation, or benevolent coral fairies
- mitchellberry 9y agoA warmer ocean and unchecked agricultural sediment runoff seem to be the main reasons. One of these is controllable by the government. Crown of Thorn starfish outbreaks also wreck havoc, but isnt as bad as the other two issues. Believe there is still a reward for divers who remove them from the reef. Ecological bug bounties. Every summer is a lottery as to how serious the bleaching will get. Locals and politicians highly dependant on tourism have a short term conflict of interest in denying what is happening out there. Edit: Quick search and it seems the bounties were just a pipe dream, was just a proposal rather than reality.
- lozenge 9y agoIt's seasonal. Bleaching happens in the summer.