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

[Bill Allison]

This episode of On Point goes some way to clarifying this issue. I wonder
though, if dead corals equate to dead reef?
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/10/24/australia-great-barrier-reef

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 4:19 AM, Douglas Fenner <
douglasfennertassi at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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-million-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-actually-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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