Official data released today reveals that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in excellent health, with coral cover reaching record levels for the second consecutive year.
The increase will be surprising to members of the public, who are regularly hit with scary stories about coral bleaching and false tales about a reef in long-term decline. [bold, links added]
A new note, published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation, explains that the data shows clearly how a handful of coral bleaching events that have affected the reef since 2016 have had a very limited impact on the overall coral cover.
Dr. Peter Ridd says:
“In recent years, the media around the world has been reporting coral bleaching events in increasingly apocalyptic terms. This data proves that they are simply scaremongering.”
GWPF director, Dr. Benny Peiser said:
“This is just the latest example of empirical data making a mockery of the catastrophists. For how much longer do they think they can get away with it?”
Dr. Ridd’s paper, entitled The Good News on Coral Reefs can be downloaded here (pdf)
Just saw a show on shark week about how the reef has been decimated by 50% by bleaching all due to global warming. Just keep repeating lies and …poof… they become scientific fact.
Green Peace used Photo Shop to alter pictures of the Great Barrier Reef to make it appear that bleaching was happening when it wasn’t. This follows the standard warmest policy of telling a lie when the truth doesn’t support their narrative.
The other usual suspectsts, farming and tourism don’t seem to be killing it either. Funny that.