Climate change is pushing our planet towards an inevitable end. Heat waves caused by climate change are now destroying more natural areas and directly us than ever before.
According to a newly released Axios report, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest reef system, is losing its ‘colour’ due to heat waves caused by climate change. Scientists warn that the Great Barrier Reef is suffering from a sixth mass ‘bleaching’ event.
More than half of the Great Barrier Reef is completely white
Coral reefs often bring to mind tropical waters, shimmering ocean, and brightly colored fish; however, experts say that the Great Barrier Reef is not much different from the frozen waters of the Arctic and the glaciers of Antarctica right now.
The reef losing its vibrant colors and turning white, or ‘whitening’, had been troubling for some time already. In fact, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) previously said that the reef should be listed as endangered world heritage sites, and this latest report shows that things are moving towards an impossible point.
On reef bleaching, Neal Cantin, a coral biologist at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences, said: “More than half of the living coral cover that we can see from the air is painted completely white and there may be signs of fluorescence in pink, yellow and blue. ” expresses as. However, previous reports had shown that fish diversity decreased due to the collapse of the reef, and the fish ‘lost their color’ just like the reef.
It’s still possible to ‘stop’ climate change
This sounds bleak; After all, one of the world’s most colorful natural wonders is dying before our eyes. However, this does not mean that hope is completely lost. It is possible to turn the current political chaos in the world into an opportunity to help nature. For example, many countries in the world are looking for a solution to their energy and natural gas dependence on Russia due to the current situation. Given that the need for clean, green energy independence is greater than ever in pursuing this pursuit, there may still be something we can do.
Considering that solar and wind energy investments are among the fastest growing businesses worldwide, especially in the USA, this shows that we are in a very good time to protect the environment and say ‘stop’ to climate change. Remember; Every minute we don’t step back is ticking for the hour leading up to Earth’s destruction. Since climate change will not heal on its own, those who prevent the destruction of our planet must also be the ones who caused this situation in the first place, namely us.
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