“We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail — until now.”
The team estimated that it would take between five and 10 years for the reef’s production of baby corals to fully recover — but only if there isn’t another bleaching event.
Last year an expert panel of international climate experts warned that coral structures — including the Great Barrier Reef — would most likely not survive a 2C rise.Bleaching occurs when warmer ambient temperatures cause coral to expel tiny photosynthetic algae, draining them of their colour. “Dead corals don’t make babies,” said Terry Hughes, director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at Australia’s James Cook University.
“The question is, will that recovery be interrupted by another mass coral bleaching event due to escalating global warming?”Source:Supplied
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