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Today's Daily Blurb is going to be about something I'm very passionate about. I'd like to talk to you guys about the bleaching of coral reefs. At any point in this post feel free to state your opinion in the comments section below.
A short while ago, Netflix released a documentary called Chasing Coral.This movie documented the bleaching of corals along different points in the Great Barrier Reef.
Previously, I had been aware that corals were in danger and that global warming/ climate change posed a significant threat to the underwater coral ecosystem, however not to such an extent. As of 2016, 93% of Earth's largest coral reef (The Great Barrier Reef) has fallen victim to bleaching.
If you are unaware, coral bleaching is the stripping of color in corals. The whitening of the coral is the first step of death for these innocent creatures. All of the color is gone, and the white that is being shown is the skeleton of the coral. Here is a side-by-side from the film:
Today's Daily Blurb is going to be about something I'm very passionate about. I'd like to talk to you guys about the bleaching of coral reefs. At any point in this post feel free to state your opinion in the comments section below.
Previously, I had been aware that corals were in danger and that global warming/ climate change posed a significant threat to the underwater coral ecosystem, however not to such an extent. As of 2016, 93% of Earth's largest coral reef (The Great Barrier Reef) has fallen victim to bleaching.
If you are unaware, coral bleaching is the stripping of color in corals. The whitening of the coral is the first step of death for these innocent creatures. All of the color is gone, and the white that is being shown is the skeleton of the coral. Here is a side-by-side from the film:
This image is only weeks apart. Climate change has caused the water temperatures in many different areas of the world to rise. Many people think that since its only 2 degrees it isn't that big of a difference and since we don't notice it in our day to day life it is consequently out of sight, out of mind. This, however, is not at all the case. In Chasing Coral, the marine biologists compared water temperature to the temperature inside of your body. When your body temperature is at its normal everything is fine, however if your body temp rises to 99 or even 100 (which is approximately 2 degrees above average) it is a sign that your body is ill and can lead to extreme consequences.
The film leaves us by encouraging us to get involved and making an effort to educate others about the threat that underwater ecosystems are facing.
I would just like to encourage you all to check out the Chasing Coral Website and look at the resources they have available.
Thanks For Reading and Please Help Spread the word. The reefs are suffering because of us, and its our job to help bring them back.
-M
PS: The moon jelly photo is by yours truly. :)
