Friday, October 5, 2012

Australia: Think the Decline of the Great Barrier Reef is No Big Deal? Think Again

EcoWatch: A study released on Monday found that the Great Barrier Reef`s coral cover declined by 50 percent in the past 27 years, partially as a result of human activities. These dramatic findings have caught the attention of scientists, politicians and some media outlets--even Fox News--but have been ignored by ABC, NBC, MSNBC and several major newspapers. Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science examined thousands of surveys of the area and found that the amount of seafloor covered...

URL: http://ecowatch.org/2012/decline-great-barrier-reef/
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