Is The Great Barrier Reef Dead? Experts Warn It Can No Longer Be Saved In Its Current Form

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  • Kim Cobb, climate scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology Kim Cobb, climate scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology
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Meanwhile down in Australia, the same issues impacting U.S. coral reefs – global warming, bleaching – have also been taking their toll on the Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's natural wonders and a top global tourist attraction. An advisory committee is now suggesting an update to plans that could help the reef's ecosystem. Kim Cobb of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers some hope that parts of the Great Barrier Reef could survive past 2050.

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College of Sciences, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, kim cobb, Great Barrier Reef, climate change, Global Warming, bleaching
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
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  • Created On: May 31, 2017 - 10:32am
  • Last Updated: May 31, 2017 - 11:46am