Barrier Reef

In Australia, and spreading through the ocean a heat wave is going on. The coral reefs are suffering and they are dying off, we are losing control of the heat. The Barrier reef is one of the worlds largest living structures and we are killing it, if we kill it completely then we can say goodbye to all our oceans creatures that need the reef to survive. Australia also need the reef for economic reasons, like jobs that tour guides take the tourists over the reef and around the ocean. This can hurt us in many ways and we need to find a way to help stop it and slow it down.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/world/australia/australia-barrier-reef.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fclimate&action=click&contentCollection=climate&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

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  1. AnonymousApril 19, 2018 at 12:20 PM

    You mentioned how coral reefs are home to many creatures who live in the ocean and is also important to Australia's economy and it is also a beautiful part of nature. I agree that we need to find a way to stop the destruction of it, because it will negatively affect many things.

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  2. AnonymousMay 3, 2018 at 10:03 PM

    I read an article similar to this about how water temperature change is cause majors changes in different marine food chains, but baffling to think that it is even causing change on such a large scale that its even affecting the coral reefs.

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