A new study shows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than 50% of its coral cover in the past 27 years. Researchers attribute the decline to bleaching, coral-feeding starfish, and storms–all linked to climate change. The findings were drawn from the world’s largest reef monitoring project which involved 2258 separate surveys over 27 years. Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) stated that coral recovery takes 10-20 years and presently, intervals between coral disturbances were too short to allow for a full recovery.

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Understanding the Urgency of Climate Change By City Tech Blogger Michalis Photiou
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity is currently facing. The consequences of climate changes have already begun to affect every aspect of our lives. In this essay, we will explore two of the many impacts of climate change. First, one of the most significant impact