The Great Barrier Reef has been around in various forms for more than 600,000 years. It has survived fluctuating temperatures and sea levels as ice-ages have come and gone, and Australia has drifted northwards. But is the latest episode of coral … [Read more...] about Invitation to the Premiere of Our New Film – A Coral Bleaching Tragedy
Great Barrier Reef
Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 2)
To the extent that it is possible for any human endeavour to be so, science is value-free. Science is a way of attempting to understand the world in which we live from a rational point of view, based on observation, experiment and tested theory. … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 2)
Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 1)
Everybody claims to care about the Great Barrier Reef, but very few people take the time to actually visit it. The reports of mass coral bleaching this past summer are mostly from aerial surveys flown at 150 metres altitude in aeroplanes and … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 1)
Leonard Lim’s Exquisite Photography of John Brewer Reef
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have been tasked with reporting on the state of the corals and coral cover. They surveyed John Brewer Reef in March, made no mention of any coral bleaching in their report, and stated coral cover to … [Read more...] about Leonard Lim’s Exquisite Photography of John Brewer Reef
Epicentre of Mass Coral Bleaching – Still So Beautiful (Part 1)
It is all over the news, right across the world: the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching – again. Children can’t sleep at night: it is not only the war in the Ukraine keeping them awake at night, but also our apparent disregard for … [Read more...] about Epicentre of Mass Coral Bleaching – Still So Beautiful (Part 1)
Not Expecting Coral Bleaching During a La Niña
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has uploaded some footage of John Brewer Reef that is part of the Underwater Museum of Art, the footage was apparently taken by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in February. It does not show a lot … [Read more...] about Not Expecting Coral Bleaching During a La Niña
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
