Studies of sea surface temperatures over the Great Barrier Reef are pointing to a significant bleaching event in the coming months causing back-to-back damage following last summer’s event.
This is the warmest November on record over the reef in the past thirty-seven years and the peak temperatures of summer are not expected to be reached until February, according to the U.S. government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa). Sea surface temperatures are two degrees centigrade higher than usual which strongly suggests another coral bleaching event is imminent.
The Noaa forecast suggests that by late January large parts of the northern reef will probably see significant bleaching and enough heat to cause coral death.
Rising ocean temperatures driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases mostly from burning fossil fuels typically cause mass bleaching events. In addition, petrochemicals found in many sunscreens contribute to weaken already fragile corals and cause abrupt and complete bleaching of hard corals, even at extremely low concentrations. Only mineral based sunscreens, like Coral Sure Sunscreen, are considered safe for use around aquatic life.
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