'Wake-up call to #humanity’: research shows the #GreatBarrierReef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years

Source: https://theconversation.com/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876

Even if global #warming is kept under the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C above pre-industrial #temperatures, 70% to 90% of #corals across the world could be lost.

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‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years

We must face a confronting truth: if humanity does not divert from its current course, our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth’s great natural wonders.

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