[Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been greatly exaggerated??

Dennis Hubbard dennis.hubbard at oberlin.edu
Tue Oct 18 09:58:47 EDT 2016


As I remember, there was a disclaimer that this was a "future" obituary. We
have waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on our hands if we spend any time going
back and forth on this one.

Dennis

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Steve Mussman <sealab at earthlink.net>
wrote:

>
>    Dear Doug,
>    Yes, it seems that the article/obituary has set off a firestorm. I took
> it
>    as  satire, but it seems that many readers and scientific purists felt
>    betrayed. Does it hurt legitimate science? Does it fuel indifference and
>    hopelessness?  I'm not sure, but it did get people talking about the
> state
>    of coral reefs and I believe that's better than neglect.. After all, the
>    higher purpose of satire is to be sure to infuse it with "the intent of
>    shaming  individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into
>    improvement". You can't deny that in that sense, this is exactly what
> the
>    coral doctor ordered.
>    Regards, Steve
>    ---Original Message-----
>
>      >From: Douglas Fenner
>      >Sent: Oct 17, 2016 4:19 AM
>      >To: coral list
>      >Subject: [Coral-List] Has the death of the Great Barrier Reef been
>      greatly exaggerated??
>      >
>      >Here's the piece that seems to have started this debate off:
>      >
>      >Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 million BC- 2016)
>      >
>      >http://www.outsideonline.com/2112086/obituary-great-
> barrier-reef-25-milli
>      on-bc-2016
>      >
>      >A quick search on "is the Great Barrier Reef dead" produced a myriad
> of
>      >hits, including:
>      >
>      >Great Barrier Reef obituary goes viral, to the horror of scientists.
>      >
>      >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scientists-take-on-
> great-barrier-reef
>      -obituary_us_57fff8f1e4b0162c043b068f
>      >?
>      >
>      >An irresponsible obituary for the Great Barrier Reef has gone viral-
>      here's
>      >what's actually going on.
>      >
>      >http://www.businessinsider.com/coral-bleaching-viral-
> obituary-what-actual
>      ly-going-on-2016-10
>      >
>      >The Great Barrier Reef isn't dead, in spite of its viral obituary
>      >
>      >https://www.yahoo..com/news/great-barrier-reef-isnt-dead-
> 134129631.html
>      >
>      >and many more.
>      >
>      >Cheers, Doug
>      >
>      >
>      >
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