Great barrier reef bounces after massive bleaching

Finally, there is some good news According to a new Australian report, one of the seven wonders of the natural world: the expanses of the Great Barrier Reef affected by massive bleaching, which leaves a healthy reef and vibrating a shell to itself. non-profit Reef & Rainforest Research Center (RRRC).

The rebound occurs near Fitzroy Island, about 45 minutes from Cairns Dive Center. further east to Moore Reef and south to Saxon Reef. Like us Posted previously, parts of the reef severe whitening in 2016 and early 2017 because of the stress caused by warmer sea temperatures. "Coral bleaching occurs when the tiny algae that give the corals their energy and bright color are expelled from living creatures, leaving nothing to be seen. A white skeleton of bone, "writes TravelerSebastian Modak. "In good conditions and at least ten years, coral reefs can recover from coral bleaching episodes, if temperatures are stabilized or if environmental stressors such as pollutants are eliminated."

The report attributes the coolest summers of 2017 and 2018 and the government's cooperation in helping some regions to rebound. In April, the Australian federal government gave scientific and research organizations $ 379 billion spend for the recovery of the reefs. Despite encouraging news, RRRC Executive Director Sheriden Morris said the complete recovery of the reef was Environmental conditions"And that's it" can experience other whitening events as the climate continues to heat up, "reports Bloomberg.

The Great Barrier Reef, which stretches for more than 1,400 miles off the Australian coast of Queensland, is the longest reef system on the planet and the largest living being in the world. It attracts more than two million visitors a year and generates about $ 4 billion a year in tourism revenue. (Its value? cool $ 40 billion, according to Deloitte Access Economics.) It has become a World Heritage of UNESCO in 1981, thanks to that "exceptional natural beauty above and below water", which most spectacular landscape on earth. "