[NEWS] Great Barrier Reef >93% bleached, dead due to global warming

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http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/10/523254085/great-barrier-reef-hit-by-bleaching-for-the-second-year-in-a-row

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/great-barrier-reef-climate-change-coral-bleaching/

https://futurism.com/scientists-announce-that-the-great-barrier-reef-is-officially-terminal/

the great barrier reef is one of the largest natural wonders in the world, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. the landmark is a major tourist attraction for australia, but recent alterations in water temperature due to global warming have led to the reef's discoloring death and decay.

when the water around the reef is much warmer than usual, friendly algae which sustains life is ejected, and thus the reef loses both coloration and life. this bleaching has occurred in the past, but for several years this bleaching has occurred without ample time for recovery, leaving the reef weak and, in many places, irreversibly dead.

I thought it's been like this for a while now, did a bio presentation on it last semester...

I thought it's been like this for a while now, did a bio presentation on it last semester...
bleaching has been measured since about the 80s, but the problem's worsened recently (especially now since the bleaching's happened back-to-back this year)


Not really news this has been known for awhile now and no one cared until Annoying Orange was president.

This happened during Obama's presidency.

Not really news this has been known for awhile now and no one cared until Annoying Orange was president.
is "No one cared until Annoying Orange was president" going to be a meme?

just a nadural brocess :DDD

noone cared who i was until i became president

Not really news this has been known for awhile now and no one cared until Annoying Orange was president.
This happened during Obama's presidency.

You're so shortsighted. No single president is responsible for this, and the root of the problem extends to before Obama's time.

nice job starfishs, we've killed another natural world wonder

crap!!!!!!! seeing those colorful reefs was like one of the three reasons i had to actually try visiting australia. right behind fighting mcjob and lifting that big ass rock

I really hope that once the human race has got its stuff together and finally reverses global warming that we can restore the great barrier reef.

You're so shortsighted. No single president is responsible for this, and the root of the problem extends to before Obama's time.
Plus it's by Australia and has nothing to do with the POTUS?????

crap!!!!!!! seeing those colorful reefs was like one of the three reasons i had to actually try visiting australia. right behind fighting mcjob and lifting that big ass rock
you can still see the summernats