Impact of Climate Change
Rising Temperature of the Great Barrier Reef
Different scientists and researchers have conducted studies that clearly show that the temperature of the Great Barrier Reef is Rising.
- In 1998, sea temperatures of the Great Barrier Reef were recorded as above normal temperatures for that period.
- The two warmest five-year average sea surface temperatures of the Great Barrier Reef have been recorded in the last decade.
- Analysis of coral cores in centuries-old corals suggests that current temperatures are warmer now than over the last three centuries.
-The summer of 2010 saw the highest recorded sea surface temperatures in Australia.
The average annual sea surface temperature of the Great Barrier Reef is likely to continue to rise over the coming century and could be as much as 1°C to 3°C warmer than the present average temperatures by 2100, keeping in mind that only a very slight rise in temperature will greatly affect the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef.
Different scientists and researchers have conducted studies that clearly show that the temperature of the Great Barrier Reef is Rising.
- In 1998, sea temperatures of the Great Barrier Reef were recorded as above normal temperatures for that period.
- The two warmest five-year average sea surface temperatures of the Great Barrier Reef have been recorded in the last decade.
- Analysis of coral cores in centuries-old corals suggests that current temperatures are warmer now than over the last three centuries.
-The summer of 2010 saw the highest recorded sea surface temperatures in Australia.
The average annual sea surface temperature of the Great Barrier Reef is likely to continue to rise over the coming century and could be as much as 1°C to 3°C warmer than the present average temperatures by 2100, keeping in mind that only a very slight rise in temperature will greatly affect the marine life of the Great Barrier Reef.