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Coral bleaching is a result of rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change, which has a devastating impact on coral reefs.
Luckily, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef escaped severe bleaching this summer, only because Cyclone Fritz cooled down ocean temperatures.
Unfortunately, about 200km off the coast of far north Queensland reefs in the Coral Sea experienced severe bleaching.
"The bleaching in the Coral Sea is a stark reminder of the danger facing the Great Barrier Reef," said Greenpeace climate campaigner Gareth Walton.
“Scientists are telling us that we have to significantly reduce greenhouse pollution if we want the Great Barrier Reef to have a future. We need to take action now!”
This warning comes as the Queensland Government considers whether to approve or reject expansion of an experimental shale oil plant at Gladstone. The expansion would open the door for a shale oil industry that would massively increase Australia’s greenhouse pollution, meaning more climate change and more coral bleaching.
Luckily, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef escaped severe bleaching this summer, only because Cyclone Fritz cooled down ocean temperatures.
Unfortunately, about 200km off the coast of far north Queensland reefs in the Coral Sea experienced severe bleaching.
"The bleaching in the Coral Sea is a stark reminder of the danger facing the Great Barrier Reef," said Greenpeace climate campaigner Gareth Walton.
“Scientists are telling us that we have to significantly reduce greenhouse pollution if we want the Great Barrier Reef to have a future. We need to take action now!”
This warning comes as the Queensland Government considers whether to approve or reject expansion of an experimental shale oil plant at Gladstone. The expansion would open the door for a shale oil industry that would massively increase Australia’s greenhouse pollution, meaning more climate change and more coral bleaching.
