Great Barrier Reef to die in 20 years
By chili, July 16th 2009 in Travel News Comments (8)
This is very sad (actually terrifying) news not only for marine life lovers, but for everyone who cares about our mother Earth and the nature. The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef system in the world, is to collapse within two decades due to the high concentration of carbon dioxide in the water, as The Times reported.
Charlie Veron, of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, quoted in the newspaper, says: "There is no way out, no loopholes. The Great Barrier Reef will be over within 20 years or so."
The scientists predict that as the water gets warmer and warmer, the coral ecosystems around the world will start disappearing by mid-century or earlier.
At present the CO2 level is at 387 parts per million (CO2 hit the concentration forecasted for between 2030 and 2060) and reefs were safe at 350ppm. When the level of carbon dioxide reaches between 480 and 500 parts per million, the reefs will be gone as it will be impossible for the corals to grow.
To see what's at stake check out the images of the reefs around the world here.
Read more on timesonline.co.uk
Sad to say that people are more interested in SUVs and big screen TVs than saving natural beauties. Not to mention when the reefs go, you can kiss a lot of fish goodbye as well!
I agree but greed is a powerful thing. People become entranced in it.
I don't have kids and I could care less about yours, let it all go up in flames!
Doubt it. Clkimate and Global Warming predictors tend to be wrong most of the time. It will be fine 20 years from now. The reefs have survived and adapted to much harsher CO2 and climate changes in the past few billion years. Don't be sheep. Do iundependent research.
Who cares? This is the way mother nature intended. Another reef will pop up - or perhaps something completely different
its pointless. Different if humans are at fault but in most cases we really aren't.
Why do people try and protect things that are becoming extinct naturally
we are the fault we send in so much pollution into the GBR that the corals are getting stressed and dying for example soil from farms, sunsreen off our bodies, oil spills, development on the shore and so much more.Somethings are happening naturally like the crown-of-thorns starfish and yes you can't stop that but we do have fault in this
it is our fault and it if dies we will be affected, all the houses on the beachside where the great barrier reef is situated will be washed away by massive wave that are usually stopped by the great barrier reef. so mayby you should try to help.
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