Researchers taking part in a project led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have found pesticides, medications, and a variety of other industrial chemicals in blood samples of sea turtles in Great Barrier Reef. In this study, researchers collected blood samples of turtles from different locations including Cleveland Bay in Townsville, Upstart Bay at […]
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Coral Bleaching has Damaged Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef
About two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been damaged by back-to-back years of “severe” coral bleaching, a series of aerial surveys carried out by the team of Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies has revealed. The 2016 survey of the reef had revealed bleaching to be most severe in the […]
A $9 Million Project Aims to Protect Great Barrier Reef from Coral Bleaching by Pumping Cold Water on It
The Reef and Rainforest Research Centre in Australia and the tourism industry have proposed a $9 million project to save coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef by pumping cold water onto a handful of critical reef sites. The plan has been submitted to the federal government in the country. According to the proponents of […]
Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching and High Sea Temperature Could Become a Customary Event by 2050
A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Melbourne suggests that the temperatures that caused distressing coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef last year will likely become a norm by 2050 unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly. Bleaching due to high sea surface temperatures is a catastrophic […]
Huge Ancient Underwater Landslide that Occurred 300,000 Years Back Discovered on Great Barrier Reef
Queensland scientists have discovered a massive underwater landslide (Gloria Knolls Slide) on Great Barrier Reef. Scientists claim that this landslide occurred about 300,000 years ago and could have triggered a 27-meter-high tsunami wave in the ocean. The discovery was made unexpectedly when researchers from Marine National Facility were carrying out a three-dimensional mapping of the […]
NASA’s CORAL Mission will Study the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has announced to begin COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) mission to investigate the health of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This mission has been designed to provide a better understanding of the ecologically sensitive coral reefs worldwide. The Great Barrier Reef lies in the Coral Sea off Queensland, and is […]
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