There was significant coral bleaching this last summer. It was remarkable at the Keppel Islands. But because scientists have been falsely calling it every year, this important fact is likely to be lost to our collective memory. It is also a … [Read more...] about Coral Bleaching. What They Don’t Tell You
Archives for April 2024
Giving to the Sepik, on ANZAC Day
There were a couple of thousand of us at the dawn service this morning here in Yeppoon to commemorate ANZAC day – when Australian and New Zealand troops landed in Gallipoli one fateful morning in 1915. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has … [Read more...] about Giving to the Sepik, on ANZAC Day
Wrecked. Day 3. Part 3. Great Keppel Island, April 2024
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, it was going to storm on Sunday. Instead, the day broke calm and sunny. And so, Jenn (not me, there is another one) and M-J from Keppel Dive, took a few of us around to the very exposed Wreck Beach facing … [Read more...] about Wrecked. Day 3. Part 3. Great Keppel Island, April 2024
Wrong Algae & Friendly Fishes, Shelving Beach Reef
It rained a lot today, on Great Keppel Island. I was nevertheless determined to walk around to Shelving Beach reef for the low tide. I am so glad that I did. The visibility under-the-water was exceptionally good as you will see from my underwater … [Read more...] about Wrong Algae & Friendly Fishes, Shelving Beach Reef
Stark White – Fields of Bleached Acropora, Great Keppel Island
Scuba tank on my back, I rolled backwards off the Keppel Dive boat at Bald Rock reef yesterday into the ocean. I was hoping that as with previous claims of mass bleaching, this was exaggerated. The New York Times had featured corals from … [Read more...] about Stark White – Fields of Bleached Acropora, Great Keppel Island
More Ocean Temperature Data, and Explanations – One Tree Island
According to the ‘AIMS Reef Snapshot Summer 2023-24’ report, the southern Great Barrier Reef is most at risk of coral bleaching, with Great Keppel Island one of the highest risk areas. I will be over at the island this weekend. (Subscribe for my … [Read more...] about More Ocean Temperature Data, and Explanations – One Tree Island
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
