There was a TV report last night of the plan of the Western Australian Government to set up a national park to protect the coral reefs around Houtman's Abrolhos to the north of Geraldton.
The Abrolhos was the site of a gruesome massacre of Dutch settlers on route to Jakarta about 400 years ago. Their graves were excavated about a year ago.
The coral reef shown on TV was beautiful with swarms of fish and lush stands of coral polyps. There was not a sign of global warming anywhere.
A report on the TV science channel showed a US satellite that maintains surveillance of coral reefs of the world. The report was that 30% of world reefs are bleached by global warming.
Professor Rid of James Cook University says that all reefs come back after a decade but this may be the first global warming the planet has experienced. He may be wrong.
A report on the TV science channel showed a US satellite that maintains surveillance of coral reefs of the world. The report was that 30% of world reefs are bleached by global warming.
Professor Rid of James Cook University says that all reefs come back after a decade but this may be the first global warming the planet has experienced. He may be wrong.
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