Australia’s other threatened coral reefs
Context: The United Nations issued a dire alert, warning that many of the world’s coral reefs could die as soon as 2040 as a result of climate change. Already, warming…
Flood damage would double without coral reefs: study
Context: Loss of coral reefs around the world would double the damage from coastal flooding, and triple the destruction caused by storm surges, researchers said June 12. Coupled with projected…
Shellfish Reefs
Context: Recently a study led by the Nature Conservancy found that between 90 and 99 % of Australia’s shellfish reefs have vanished since British colonisation 230 years ago. The reefs,…