Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so!
Nearly Half of Coral Reefs in Peril By The Associated Press posted: 25 October 2005 12:26 pm ET BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union. The Swiss-based organization called for the establishment of additional marine protected areas to prevent further degradation by making corals more robust and helping them resist bleaching. "Twenty percent of the earth's coral reefs, arguably the richest of all marine ecosystems, have been effectively destroyed today,'' said Carl Gustaf Lundin, head of the agency's marine environment program who helped write the report "Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching.'' "Another 30 percent will become seriously depleted if no action is taken within the next 20-40 years, with climate change being a major factor for their loss,'' he said in a statement. Coral bleaching is caused by increased surface temperatures in the high seas and higher levels of sunlight caused by climate change. As temperatures rise, the algae on which corals depend for food and color die out, causing the coral to whiten, or "bleach.'' Prolonged bleaching conditions over ten weeks can eventually lead to the death of the coral. "Current predictions are that massive coral bleaching will become a regular event over the next 50 years,'' Lundin said. In its report, the organization said that marine parks reduce the stress on coral reef ecosystems by reducing the impact of pollution and overfishing. The report also recommends a strategy for the establishment of a global marine park network in the face of climate change, covering all important marine ecosystems including coral reefs. Other key strategies to enable coral reefs to be more resilient to bleaching are sustainable fisheries management and integrated coastal management, the report found. "Destructive fishing practices such as blast or poison fishing can make coral reef more vulnerable to bleaching,'' said The Nature Conservancy's Rod Salm in a statement. "It can decrease coral cover or deplete fish populations that are important for the coral reef ecosystem. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
wrote in message
oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! I can't wait to hear the Christian reasons for coral bleaching. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
Doug Kanter wrote: wrote in message oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! I can't wait to hear the Christian reasons for coral bleaching. Yep, it'll come soon enough. Got to wait just long enough for the lock stepping right wingers to show up. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
wrote in message oups.com... Doug Kanter wrote: wrote in message oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! I can't wait to hear the Christian reasons for coral bleaching. Yep, it'll come soon enough. Got to wait just long enough for the lock stepping right wingers to show up. And God said "Children scrapeth their knees upon the coral. I shall smite it. It doth not do much anyway". |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
wrote in message oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! Nearly Half of Coral Reefs in Peril By The Associated Press posted: 25 October 2005 12:26 pm ET BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union. The Swiss-based organization called for the establishment of additional marine protected areas to prevent further degradation by making corals more robust and helping them resist bleaching. "Twenty percent of the earth's coral reefs, arguably the richest of all marine ecosystems, have been effectively destroyed today,'' said Carl Gustaf Lundin, head of the agency's marine environment program who helped write the report "Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching.'' "Another 30 percent will become seriously depleted if no action is taken within the next 20-40 years, with climate change being a major factor for their loss,'' he said in a statement. Coral bleaching is caused by increased surface temperatures in the high seas and higher levels of sunlight caused by climate change. As temperatures rise, the algae on which corals depend for food and color die out, causing the coral to whiten, or "bleach.'' Prolonged bleaching conditions over ten weeks can eventually lead to the death of the coral. "Current predictions are that massive coral bleaching will become a regular event over the next 50 years,'' Lundin said. In its report, the organization said that marine parks reduce the stress on coral reef ecosystems by reducing the impact of pollution and overfishing. The report also recommends a strategy for the establishment of a global marine park network in the face of climate change, covering all important marine ecosystems including coral reefs. Other key strategies to enable coral reefs to be more resilient to bleaching are sustainable fisheries management and integrated coastal management, the report found. "Destructive fishing practices such as blast or poison fishing can make coral reef more vulnerable to bleaching,'' said The Nature Conservancy's Rod Salm in a statement. "It can decrease coral cover or deplete fish populations that are important for the coral reef ecosystem. If one area of the ocean becomes too warm to support coral life, then that means that another area a little further away from the equator has temperatures that better support coral life. Maybe the Key's coral reefs will relocate to a more hospitable environment up by Harry. And maybe the mollusks will follow...because God knows that they need a lot of mollusks up that way to filter all the verbal feces coming out of his region. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
NOYB wrote: wrote in message oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! Nearly Half of Coral Reefs in Peril By The Associated Press posted: 25 October 2005 12:26 pm ET BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union. The Swiss-based organization called for the establishment of additional marine protected areas to prevent further degradation by making corals more robust and helping them resist bleaching. "Twenty percent of the earth's coral reefs, arguably the richest of all marine ecosystems, have been effectively destroyed today,'' said Carl Gustaf Lundin, head of the agency's marine environment program who helped write the report "Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching.'' "Another 30 percent will become seriously depleted if no action is taken within the next 20-40 years, with climate change being a major factor for their loss,'' he said in a statement. Coral bleaching is caused by increased surface temperatures in the high seas and higher levels of sunlight caused by climate change. As temperatures rise, the algae on which corals depend for food and color die out, causing the coral to whiten, or "bleach.'' Prolonged bleaching conditions over ten weeks can eventually lead to the death of the coral. "Current predictions are that massive coral bleaching will become a regular event over the next 50 years,'' Lundin said. In its report, the organization said that marine parks reduce the stress on coral reef ecosystems by reducing the impact of pollution and overfishing. The report also recommends a strategy for the establishment of a global marine park network in the face of climate change, covering all important marine ecosystems including coral reefs. Other key strategies to enable coral reefs to be more resilient to bleaching are sustainable fisheries management and integrated coastal management, the report found. "Destructive fishing practices such as blast or poison fishing can make coral reef more vulnerable to bleaching,'' said The Nature Conservancy's Rod Salm in a statement. "It can decrease coral cover or deplete fish populations that are important for the coral reef ecosystem. If one area of the ocean becomes too warm to support coral life, then that means that another area a little further away from the equator has temperatures that better support coral life. Maybe the Key's coral reefs will relocate to a more hospitable environment up by Harry. And maybe the mollusks will follow...because God knows that they need a lot of mollusks up that way to filter all the verbal feces coming out of his region. Key word: "maybe". There are many factors besides temperature. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
"NOYB" wrote in message nk.net... wrote in message oups.com... This can't be. BushCo and the right wing lemmings say it isn't so! Nearly Half of Coral Reefs in Peril By The Associated Press posted: 25 October 2005 12:26 pm ET BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union. The Swiss-based organization called for the establishment of additional marine protected areas to prevent further degradation by making corals more robust and helping them resist bleaching. "Twenty percent of the earth's coral reefs, arguably the richest of all marine ecosystems, have been effectively destroyed today,'' said Carl Gustaf Lundin, head of the agency's marine environment program who helped write the report "Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching.'' "Another 30 percent will become seriously depleted if no action is taken within the next 20-40 years, with climate change being a major factor for their loss,'' he said in a statement. Coral bleaching is caused by increased surface temperatures in the high seas and higher levels of sunlight caused by climate change. As temperatures rise, the algae on which corals depend for food and color die out, causing the coral to whiten, or "bleach.'' Prolonged bleaching conditions over ten weeks can eventually lead to the death of the coral. "Current predictions are that massive coral bleaching will become a regular event over the next 50 years,'' Lundin said. In its report, the organization said that marine parks reduce the stress on coral reef ecosystems by reducing the impact of pollution and overfishing. The report also recommends a strategy for the establishment of a global marine park network in the face of climate change, covering all important marine ecosystems including coral reefs. Other key strategies to enable coral reefs to be more resilient to bleaching are sustainable fisheries management and integrated coastal management, the report found. "Destructive fishing practices such as blast or poison fishing can make coral reef more vulnerable to bleaching,'' said The Nature Conservancy's Rod Salm in a statement. "It can decrease coral cover or deplete fish populations that are important for the coral reef ecosystem. If one area of the ocean becomes too warm to support coral life, then that means that another area a little further away from the equator has temperatures that better support coral life. Maybe the Key's coral reefs will relocate to a more hospitable environment up by Harry. And maybe the mollusks will follow...because God knows that they need a lot of mollusks up that way to filter all the verbal feces coming out of his region. And meanwhile, Kevin is running around in his tin foil hat screaming the sky is falling. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
"P Fritz" wrote in message
... And meanwhile, Kevin is running around in his tin foil hat screaming the sky is falling. I assume you have information indicating that the science behind this is all wrong. Coral are not being affected as described. Your information sounds interesting. Got links? |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "P Fritz" wrote in message ... And meanwhile, Kevin is running around in his tin foil hat screaming the sky is falling. I assume you have information indicating that the science behind this is all wrong. Coral are not being affected as described. Your information sounds interesting. Got links? No, coral reefs have been dying, some from predators because man has eaten or collected the king conch which is a predator of the starfish which eats the coral and some from climate, particularly near the equator. Coral is very fragile and lives in a very small temperature range - depth. As temps increase it will move north of the equator provided there is a shallow enough location for it to flourish. The major problem at this time, especially in the great barrier reefs is the Starfish. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Global Warmings Puts Reefs in Peril
"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "P Fritz" wrote in message ... And meanwhile, Kevin is running around in his tin foil hat screaming the sky is falling. I assume you have information indicating that the science behind this is all wrong. Coral are not being affected as described. Your information sounds interesting. Got links? No, coral reefs have been dying, some from predators because man has eaten or collected the king conch which is a predator of the starfish which eats the coral and some from climate, particularly near the equator. Coral is very fragile and lives in a very small temperature range - depth. As temps increase it will move north of the equator provided there is a shallow enough location for it to flourish. The major problem at this time, especially in the great barrier reefs is the Starfish. Starfish? I wonder if the scientists mentioned in the article are aware of that. (pardon my sarcasm) |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
OT Insurance Co Warns About Global Warming Cost | General |