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"With yet another coral bleaching event underway on the Great Barrier Reef,
we’re reminded of the tragic consequences of climate change.
Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century,
scientists predict up to 90% of tropical coral reefs will be severely damaged.
But we believe there’s a chance the Great Barrier Reef can still survive.
What’s needed is ongoing, active management through scientific interventions,
alongside rapid, enormous cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2020, the federal government announced the Reef Restoration and Adaptation
Program, which aims to help coral reefs adapt to the effects of warming oceans.
It included research and development funding into 35 cutting-edge technologies
that could be deployed at large scale, from cloud brightening to seeding reefs
with heat-tolerant corals.
Now, two years into the effort, we’re seeing a number of breakthroughs that
bring us renewed hope for the reef’s future."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
