The Resilient Great Barrier Reef: Analyzing the Surprising Recovery Amidst Climate Alarmism
10 hours ago Charles Rotter
For years, the Great Barrier Reef has been the poster child for environmentalists warning about the dire consequences of climate change. Predictions of its imminent demise have been frequent, with a focus on coral bleaching events, ocean acidification, and rising sea temperatures attributed to increasing CO2 emissions. However, recent reports indicate that the Great Barrier Reef has hit record coral cover for the third year in a row, challenging these prevailing narratives. Jo Nova, offers a critical examination of the factors contributing to the reef’s unexpected resilience.
Record Coral Cover Amidst Rising CO2 Emissions
According to Jo Nova’s article, “After a trillion tons of CO2, the Great Barrier Reef hits record coral cover third year in a row,” the reef’s coral cover is at an all-time high despite the significant increase in CO2 emissions over the past few decades. Nova notes:
“Sixty percent of all human CO2 emissions have been emitted since 1985 but today the corals are healthier than ever. In 1985 humans were emitting only 19.6 billion tons of CO2 each year, and now we emit 37 billion tons. In the meantime AIMS have been dragging divers thousands of kilometers over the reefs to inspect the coral cover. These are the most detailed underwater surveys on the largest reef system in the world, and they show that far from being bleached to hell, the corals are more abundant than we have ever seen them.
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/06/after-a-trillion-tons-of-co2-the-great-barrier-reef-hits-record-coral-cover-third-year-in-a-row/https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/07/01/the-resilient-great-barrier-reef-analyzing-the-surprising-recovery-amidst-climate-alarmism/
