Talk:Coral bleaching

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The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has been described as “one of the most amazing wonders of the natural world.” With it undeniable beauty, tourists world wide flock to see the natural wonder. The Great Barrier Reef is really one of the most magnificent creations on earth.

As we are regually reminded in the news and by the government and other organizations that the reef is under many possibly fatal dangers. These include pollutants run off, over fishing in some areas, tourism vessels creating water pollution, tourists sun creams killing corals, tourists inadvertently braking corals, tourist and fishermens ankers braking large areas of coral, possible oil spills by tankers going through the great barrier reef with loads of oil and fuels and the threat of global warming. All of the risks could lead to this precious ecosystems death.

But coral bleaching seems to be the worst problem that reef is currently facing. Thought to be caused by run off from the numerous cane fields the poisons affects the corals as well as the warming temp of the sea.