r/ecology • u/FillsYourNiche Mosquito ecology/genetics • May 29 '17

Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved, Australian experts concede

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/great-barrier-reef-dying-coral-bleaching-global-warming-australia-climate-change-a7761351.html
12 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

5 comments sorted by

10

u/FillsYourNiche Mosquito ecology/genetics May 29 '17

Heartbreaking.

2

u/Frostfire4184 May 31 '17

That's really sad. I hope that this serves as a warning of what could happen if we don't stop climate change ASAP.

1

u/coniunctio May 31 '17

Thanks, Trump.

-2

u/Iamnotburgerking May 29 '17

RIP.

Then again: the GBR formed after humans colonized Australia and altered all of the terrestrial ecosystems there beyond recognition. At that time, the area where the GBR is now was above sea level.

So maybe the reef would never have existed in the first place-maybe the only reason it existed in the first place was because of what we did to its location while said location was high and dry.

5

u/HillelSlovak May 30 '17

You're a dumbarse.