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"The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño
developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier
Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.
Recent summers have shown the devastating damage heat stress can wreak on the
reef. We must act urgently to protect this underwater marvel – through this
likely El Niño, and beyond.
We are coral reef and climate scientists, and policy experts. We’ve seen how
the Great Barrier Reef is nearing its tipping point. After this point, it will
become unrecognisable as a functioning ecosystem.
But the scale of climate threat is beyond the tools currently used to manage
the Great Barrier Reef. New measures and sustained effort are needed – at
local, national, and international scales – if we’re serious about saving this
natural wonder."
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