[Coral-List] Popular article and series of reports on coral bleaching and global reefs, esp GBR

[Douglas Fenner]

Popular article:

Coral adaptation won't save reefs in time to prevent humanitarian disaster.

https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/06/06/coral-adaptation-
won-t-save-reefs-prevent-humanitarian-disaster/

Open-access.

Reports:

Reefs in Peril

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/reef-in-peril/


Catastrophic Risk: Extreme ocean temperatures threaten global reefs

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/catastrophic-risk-extreme-ocean-temperatures-threaten-global-reefs/

Open-access


Lethal Consequences: Climate Change Impacts on the Great Barrier Reef

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/climate-change-great-barrier-reef/

Open-access

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Contractor for NOAA NMFS Protected Species, and consultant
PO Box 7390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA

New online open-access field guide to 300 coral species in Chagos, Indian
Ocean
http://chagosinformationportal.org/corals

By getting serious about limiting global warming, the world could save
itself more than $20 trillion.  (action would cost only a half trillion
over 30 years, a third the cost of the Iraq war, benefits would be 40 times
costs, that's a huge return on investment)  http://www.latimes.com/
science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-global-warming-costs-20180523-story.html

The cost of a warming climate  http://www.readcube.com/
articles/10.1038/d41586-018-05198-7

Climate costs  http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/d41586-018-05219-5

Large potential reduction in economic damages under UN mitigation targets
(and 30% loss of world economy if the climate is allowed to warm by 4oC)
http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/s41586-018-0071-9