Warm is the new norm for the Great Barrier Reef – and a likely El Niño raises red flags
- Written by: Scott F. Heron, Associate Professor in Physics, James Cook University
The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. This raises concern for the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under continuing threat from climate change.
Recent summers have shown the devastating damage heat stress can wreak on the reef. We must act urgently to protect this underwater...
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