SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Jim McMannis who wrote (280060)3/14/2006 9:44:25 AM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 1575175
 
I saw an article where the oceans were like 109 degrees a couple of million years ago, I guess the coral came back



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (280060)3/14/2006 9:46:09 AM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575175
 
"When marine scientist Ray Berkelmans went diving at Australia's Great Barrier Reef earlier this year"

Between Crown of Thorn and the bleaching, the Great Barrier Reef has had some strong challenges over the past few decades.

As far as I know, our little patch of reefdom, the Flower Gardens, hasn't had a bleaching episode. But it is on the the northern boundary of coral reef range. I haven't seen current figures, but 30 years ago the 28 degree isotherm was less than 10 kilometers north of it. I suppose that has changed...



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (280060)3/15/2006 1:52:38 AM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1575175
 
In 2002, it would appear the Great Barrier Reef went first and then the global bleaching followed six to 12 months later. Is it the same this time around? No," said Berkelmans.

We are loosing the Great Barrier reef. I have never seen it personally, but my Aussie friends say its incredible. And the Aussie's are very worried.

Assuming global warming is the culprit, I really hope at some point they determine its not Man's fault. That it was an Earth cycle.