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Great Barrier Reef in Trouble says Australian Scientist
Great Barrier Reef in trouble says Australian scientist
Worst bleaching on record possible
Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com
February 1, 2006
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may be at risk of one of its worst coral bleaching events on record warned a leading Australian scientist Tuesday.
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg of the University of Queensland told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) that current temperatures suggest that this year’s bleaching event could rival that of 2001-2002, which affected 60 percent of the reef.
Coral bleaching occurs when corals lose their symbiotic algae which provides them with nourishment and energy. Bleaching results when corals are physiologically stressed–as is the case when water temperatures are elevated. Corals can recover from short-term bleaching, but prolonged bleaching can cause irreversible damage.
The first coral bleaching event was detected in 1979. Since then, ther
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VIDEO: The Heat Of The Moment | Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
PRESENTER, CAROLINE JONES: Hello I'm Caroline Jones. Welcome to a new season of Australian Story. Tonight, an Australian scientist who has weathered a tough 10 years in his battle to save one of the natural wonders of the world. Dr Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is a marine biologist. 10 years ago he predicted the death of the Great Barrier Reef if the water continued to warm through climate change. He was howled down by many in the international community. But his point of view has gained mainstream acceptance and some, though not all of his toughest critics, are changing their minds. His work has won support from major public figures like Al Gore and David Attenborough. And his mission now is to travel the globe as he fights to raise awareness of what we stand to lose. This is his story.
JUDY STEWART, GREAT BARRIER REEF FOUNDATION: Ove is a natural adventurer, there's no doubt about that. I personally worry that he will
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Ove Hoegh-Guldberg: ‘We will spara the Reef from climate change’
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Our Chief forskare has been captivated bygd the Reef since he was a boy and he's determined to spara it for future generations.
Adequately capturing the achievements of Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg isn’t easy. Internationally acclaimed marine scientist? Yes. Leading authority on coral reef conservation? Absolutely. A key contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? You bet.
But none of these descriptors really convey the true impact of Ove’s work. He has been at the forefront of climate change science for decades and was one of the first scientists to warn of the severe threat it posed to coral reefs like the Great Barrier Reef.
Since winning the prestigious Eureka Prize for Scientific Research in 1999 for understanding what causes corals to bleach, Ove has spent more than 30 years developing our knowledge of how climate change impacts the ocean, particularly c