The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on the planet. Spanning 2,300km down the eastern coast of Australia, it is more than twice the size of the next largest coral reef, and covers an area similar to the size of Italy. For many, when we think of the Great Barrier Reef we think […]
coral bleaching
Our Fragile Earth: Massive mammals and Mass extinction
While a common misconception that ‘we are heading towards another mass extinction’ is often attached to the extent climate change is impacting species on earth, in truth we started down that dark path of extinction a long time ago. Before man first messed with the climate, when we first picked up tools and became the […]
Has ‘The day after tomorrow’ become today?
Researchers from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are predicting that 2015 is likely to be the hottest year on record, with the period of 2011-2015 being the hottest five years since records began. Temperatures are also expected to be 1oC above pre-industrial levels for the first time, a significant boundary to cross for sure, but […]