Nein, es ist kein Monet.
Die leuchtenden Farben stammen von hitzegestressten Korallen, die versuchen, am Leben zu bleiben.
Eine schreckliche, eindringliche Schönheit.
via Prof. Terry Hughes, 6.10.2021; Bluesky: @profterryhughes.bsky.social
via Prof. Terry Hughes, 6.10.2021; Bluesky: @profterryhughes.bsky.social
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» No, it’s not a Monet.
AntwortenLöschenIt’s the #GreatBarrierReef, viewed from a small airplane.
The bright colours are heat-stressed corals, desperately trying to stay alive as they struggle to cope with anthropogenic heating.
A terrible, haunting beauty. «
- Prof. Terry Hughes
https://twitter.com/ProfTerryHughes/status/1445698063884972034
» Catastrophic: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching
AntwortenLöschenMore than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease «
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/22/catastrophic-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-its-most-widespread-coral-bleaching-study-finds
» So get this: the world's coral reefs disappear at 1.5C. We are past 1.5C now and heading for 2C
AntwortenLöschenTHEY ARE DONE.
The point is not "OMG all those lovely colourful things we see on David Attenborough are going to go"
No
The point is 25% of the world's fish will disappear as well.
No
The point is 1-2 billion people depend on those fish.
100s of millions of people will starve.
You're right, it could 'just' be only 10s of millions.
So that's okay then. No problem.
In years to come, we will look back at this time and ask the same question that future generations will ask: why didn’t we stop this catastrophe?
https://rogerhallam.com/scientists-prize-neutrality-that-doesnt-cut-it-any-more-in-2025-they-must-fully-back-the-climate-movement-2 «
- Roger Hallam
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