Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Australia: Climate change could make reef 'boring': scientist

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A marine scientist says the Great Barrier Reef will be "boring and full of rubble" by the end of the century unless urgent action is taken to slow the rate of ocean acidification. Scientists at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns on Tuesday focused on their biggest fear: what will happen if climate change continues at its current rate. Janice Lough, from James Cook University, says marine life will suffer. "There will be species of fish but probably not the ones that look so...

URL: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-10/reef-risks-becoming-27boring27-scientist/4121970
Enclosure: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-10/coral-reef-conference-highlights-climate-losers/4121890

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