Who’s going to update Heinrich?

A good summary of the current mass-mortality of corals caused by anthropogenic heating, with sobering footage:

In every bleaching event, the amount of bleaching and mortality, and where it occurs, closely matches the level of heat exposure (measured as Degree Heating Weeks)

Hands up anyone who thinks that the world’s coral reefs are still pristine, or “resilient” to ongoing anthropogenic climate change?

(Hint: These photos are not from 2050).

This is totally fine.

'Shell sold millions of carbon credits tied to CO₂ removal that never took place to Canada’s largest oil sands companies, raising new doubts about a technology seen as crucial to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.'

In every bleaching event, the amount of bleaching and mortality, and where it occurs, closely matches the level of heat exposure (measured as Degree Heating Weeks)

Tragically, we now have 7 bleaching maps for the Great Barrier Reef.

In 2016, 30% of the corals died. 51% died in the northern region that year.

In 2024, the extent and severity of bleaching is much greater, and mortality of corals on orange reefs has already exceeded 50%.

Time is running out for one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef is now severely damaged by bleaching. #sciencematters NOAA CoralCoE.

Hard agree with frmr CDF, Admiral Chris Barrie AO:

'Inadequate assessment by a succession of Australian governments has left our nation with a poor understanding of the looming climate risks, and poorly prepared to face the consequences'

This is urgent
canberratimes.com.au/story/8614352/…

Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by anthropogenic heating.

nzherald.co.nz/world/great-ba…

CNN report on coral bleaching at Lady Elliot Island:

“The Australian government has faced criticism for pouring 100s of millions of dollars into myriad reef research projects, while simultaneously doubling down on the production of the fossil fuels which drive climate change”

Fact-check: Mass-mortality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef due to anthropogenic heating will continue to accumulate for several more months. Already, 60-80% of corals have died since February on severely bleached reefs.

Brilliant satire, as usual….

“Prior to this year, 80 per cent of the Barrier Reef had severely bleached at least once since 2016,” says Terry Hughes.

“That number is now in the high 90s because the only part that hadn’t been severely bleached is now ground zero.” satpa.pe/yfpLhtW

The Australien Government has made an ad about our broken environment laws, and it's surprisingly honest and informative #auspol 🐨🇦🇺

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Terry Hughes Merren The Great Barrier Reef Authority used to have authority to research & report without censorship.
No longer.. They've been silenced, along with AIMS.

Great Barrier Reef: Independent scientists and journalists are lifting the lid on blatant government secrecy. canberratimes.com.au/story/8617369/…

“Exactly the same thing happens in Mexico”…

“Newly deceased Caribbean reef-building corals experience rapid carbonate loss and colonization by endolithic organisms”

nature.com/articles/s4200…

The Great Barrier Reef today, says Terry Hughes, is a different system to the reef Australians agreed to protect in the 1970s. 

“Increasingly, it is a checkerboard of individual reefs with different recent histories of recurrent bleaching.” satpa.pe/ie5aVA6