>"We're seeing huge levels of bleaching in the northern thousand-kilometre stretch of the Great Barrier Reef."
>Of the 520 reefs he surveyed, only four showed no evidence of bleaching.
>"It's too early to tell precisely how many of the bleached coral will die, but judging from the extreme level even the most robust corals are snow white, I'd expect to see about half of those corals die in the coming month or so," Professor Hughes said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-28/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-95-per-cent-north-section/7279338
I'm a bit short on time. What is the alleged cause?
>global warming isn't real guys
>>69095729
“[By] 1995, the greenhouse effect will be desolating the heartlands of North America and Eurasia with horrific drought, causing crop failures and food riots … [By 1996] The Platte River of Nebraska will be dry, while a continent-wide black blizzard of prairie topsoil will stop traffic on interstates, strip paint from houses and shut down computers.” Michel Oppenheimer and Robert H. Boyle, Dead Heat, St. Martin’s Press, 1990.
Who gives a shit?
He literally said 3/4 of the reef is strong.
AHAHAHA HA
Eat a dick environmentalists
>>69095896
Acidification
>>69095896
Open fucking link you dumbass
>>69095896
racism
>>69095908
How can global warming be real if our planet isn't real?
>>69095908
>global warming isn't natural guys
>>69095993
Considering we're living in a virtual reality, nothing is really real.
>>69095983
That's what I figured.
>>69096076
Technically we're in an ice age.
>>69095729
sucks to see the environment getting cucked so fast
i wonder if it has a point of no return
>>69096116
The end of an ice age. Which explains the warming.
For fuck sake Barry!
you had one job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTkYcCvkEW8
>>69095729
For fucks sake i came back from reef diving 3 weeks ago(thailand) and i want to visit that place aswell.
for fucks sake amsoduygalhkjlkfn oiukjrlekg
>>69096116
Yeah we're in a interglacial period.
But people don't seem to understand that the Earth has periods of ice ages then warmer periods.
>>69096210
>That cussing in an ad to save marine wildlife
You australians are a vulgar lot aren't you?
>>69096251
how is this even fucking possible without destroying your colon
>>69095729
Fuck the reef, Iv been there and it's crap, hardly worth visiting and therefore not worth saving. Let it die and save everyone the effort of scuba diving there.
Ship Wrecks are much more entertaining, so drive a few tankers (exon valdeez nuts will do) into the reef so we have something decent to dive there.
Nemo fish are tiny and shit, you never see turtles, sharks or any of the good stuff. Biggest fraud since asylum seekers.
>>69095896
lefties will blame global warming n shiiieeeettttttt
>>69096251
>amsoduygalhkjlkfn oiukjrlekg
Finnish is such a beautiful language.
>>69095729
>the next generation might never know the joy of reef diving and catching lobsters
>>69096336
That CO2 is now at 400ppm and the annual increase since the 50s has been greater than that previously recorded by a lot. The net change will be the same but speeding it up as much as we are produces some strange phenomenon, such as the quick acidification of the oceans quicker than marine life would usually have to adapt.
>>69096251
K, I've had enough internet for today.
>>69095896
>HALF of the Great Barrier Reef to be dead within a month
YES
WE DID IT BOYS
EVERYONE REPORT IN
>>69096617
i thought the flag was beautiful too
>>69096658
>Great barrier reef is the only reef.
>>69096658
>the next generation won't know the joy of drinking water
HAHAHAAHAH GET FUCKED MOTHER EARTH
HUMANITY FUCK YEAH
>>69096483
Its genetic.
>>69096658
It's not like they care anyway. They probably don't even know what kind of fauna live in there.
>>69096841
They don't even drink water either.
Fuck them.
>>69095729
Good, Those disgusting corals always freaked me out.
>>69096856
Trust a Greek to not care about what supports it.
>>69096665
>quicker than marine life would ysually have to adapt
So you know how long it takes for them to adapt? Seems legit. I guess non human life that have survived worse than a little temprature change are gonna die.
Also implying Co2 has a greater effect on oceans than nukes that get tested do.
Also bleaching is caused by temprature not acidity. Also oceans are salt water and are thus alkaline and Co2 makes the oceans more alkaline.
>>69095896
Chinese pollution.
>>69097148
>Co2 makes the oceans more alkaline
Haaaaaah
>>69097245
It's your shit posting, it's in the water now.
>>69095896
Coral bleaching is caused by abnormally high sea temperatures that kill the tiny marine algae essential to coral health.
>>69097295
>what is Photosynthesis
>algae uptake co2 from the water and increase the ph levels.
Algae can also lower ph.
>>69096856
rare debt cuck added to /pol/kedex
>>69095729
I can't wait until all the reefs are white!
>>69097938
If this is not newfaggotry then I don't know what is.
>>69097245
>THE CHINESE!!!
This fucking meme needs to die. The chinese aren't at fault every time something goes wrong with Australia.
If you wanna blame someone you can blame the coal industries. Adani is responsible for the integrity of the Reef as they're planning to build one of the world's biggest coal ports on top of it.
Oh gosh better crank the carbon tax, that'll fix it.
>>69098224
A coal port doesn't cause 'bleaching' you dummy.
>>69095729
Does this mean we can start mining it all again and make some cool coral shit?
>>69095729
>Muh humans kill the reef
Look up crown of thorns starfish, these niggers would've already killed the reef if we didn't cull them, that's a natural occurrence but it's OK to kill animals for pretty reef, you want to go hunting or eat meat you're a monster though.
Fucking cunts
>>69098159
keep talking euro nigger
>>69095729
You know this is all because the 6 million Jews had to be gassed in secret and proper environmental regulations weren't followed. If Jew-gassing was legalized it could be regulated and the tax revenue could be used to fund restoration of coral reefs.
>>69098537
Did you learn that buzzword today? :^)
>>69095729
As someone who has seen the ocean firsthand it is an evil and cunning being that deserves anything that it gets.
>>69098609
>greece making fun of American knowledge
>greece
wew lad
>>69098695
Yeah it will kill you in a second and digest your remains.
>>69096666
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
>>69095729
Fuck the reef and fish in general.
>>69096495
Kek
>>69099222
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
