#Wetlands are very effective at reducing water pollution. #Research shows that restoring wetlands in 5% of land can slash nitrogen pollution by up to half.
Coastal wetlands have unique superpowers to help tackle the biggest threats to the #GreatBarrierReef like #ClimateChange and water pollution.
Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish
"The death is so widespread in the shallow lagoons of Heron, One Tree and Lizard islands that it's palpable.
At One Tree Island Research Station, at the southern end of the reef, University of Sydney marine ecologist Dr John Turnbull can smell the decay.
New video time as I test out my own endurance versus the GoPro Hero 12 Black's water resistance... on the Great Barrier Reef. With predictable results...
Coral surrounds a small island on the Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland, near the town of Rockhampton, in Australia, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray
Australien meldet die größte Korallenbleiche, die jemals gemessen wurde. Der 11KM-Podcast taucht ab - mit Forschern und Forscherinnen, die weltweit etwas gegen die Bleiche unternehmen wollen.
“Coral bleaching is evident across 73 percent of the famed marine park, as abnormally high ocean temperatures propel the world’s fourth mass bleaching event.”
Die Natur leidet zunehmend unter steigenden Temperaturen in allen Weltmeeren. Wissenschaftler bestätigen jetzt die nächste große Korallenbleiche. Was das für Umwelt bedeutet - und welche Hoffnung es gibt.
Fourth global mass bleaching of coral reefs underway. More than 54 percent of the world’s coral area has experienced bleaching-level heat stress in the past year, and that number is increasing by about 1 percent per week, says NOAA's Coral Reef Watch scientist Dr. Manzello.
#GreatBarrierReef in Australia is suffering what appears to be its most severe #CoralBleaching event; about a third of the reefs surveyed by air showed prevalence of very high or extreme bleaching, and at least three quarters showed some bleaching.
“We found separation between warm buoyant surface water and cooler deeper water can insulate reefs from surface heatwaves, but this protection will be lost if global warming exceeds 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.”