Eoin Higgins is a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
Australia 's Great Barrier Reef is in danger of a catastrophic bleaching event that scientists warn could have dire consequences on the survival of one of the seven natural wonders of the world. 'It's a sobering reality we're in,' Georgia Institute of Technology coral reef scientist Kim Cobb told Vice.
's Coral Reef Watch Program expects widespread bleaching, the organization said, from the north to the south of the reef. 'You're looking at a bigger, more widespread event,' program director Mark Eakin told Vice. Imaging from the organization shared by James Cook University Coral Reef Studies director Professor Terry Hughes on Twitter showed the increase in temperature. 'More widespread than 2016 or 2017, but hopefully not quite as intense,' said Hughes.
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