The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of decline
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef cooked at temperatures higher than any it has experienced in at least four centuries, according to climate researchers. They focused on temperatures between January and March when waters surrounding Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tend to be the hottest. Previous research has estimated that even a two-degree rise could be enough to wipe out 99% of the world’s coral reefs.
aridity spurs the diversity of plants
The past decade has been the warmest on record at the Great Barrier Reef for 400 years, a study revealed. Researchers looked at chemical composition of coral in the reef and figured out how much it had changed over time. They also developed a model that suggests such temperatures are very unlikely to occur without human-induced climate change.