31. Great Barrier Reef • Australia

We have selected 100 unique places on Earth that are projected to
undergo profound changes within the next few generations.

We based our selection of the 100 places on the 4th Assessment
Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Simply by drawing attention to the beauty of these places, 100 Places to
Remember Before they Disappear creates an argument to preserve
them.

The 100 Places we have chosen to highlight, and the people who
live in them, are in serious danger because of rising sea levels, rising
temperatures and extreme weather events triggered by climate change.

Among ambassadors are Joss Stone, Desmund Tutu for more info visit http://www.100places.com.

So Vast, it is Visible from the Moon

So vast it is visible from the moon, the Great Barrier Reef covers 344,000 square kilometres, stretching a massive 2,600 kilometres off the north-east coast of Australia.

The largest coral ecosystem in the world, it is far bigger than Britain, the Netherlands and Switzerland combined.

The Great Barrier Reef consists of some 400 different species of hard and soft coral in every imaginable colour. It is home to 1,500 varieties of fish and thousands of different shellfish, whose existence depends on the coral.

Higher water temperatures are very likely to have devastating consequences for the reef, as will increasing acidification of the oceans. If the water temperature rises 1.5°C2°C, many more parts of the coral will bleach and eventually die. An increase of 3°C would wipe the reefs out completely.

Global warming is expected to raise the temperature of the water in the area by at least 2°C by 2100. In other words, it is highly probable that the Great Barrier Reef will disappear from the surface of the Earth.

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[mrrogue72]

These are too depressing

[dcal4203276]

earth that god is letting us thankfully use and now destroy because no one cares about anything besides themselves and their busy material lives. when the earth is going under water and flooding everywhere as prophets from everywhere all over the world dating back to the beginning of time have predcted will eventually happen and will effect us all.

[dcal4203276]

people are so dumb. this climate change 'thing' that everyone thinks will never effect them is happening now and effecting us quicker than we can see and soon its going to effect us all and thats when people are gonna 'try' to 'save' our beautiful

[Max3vil]

Wehn global warming comes... i just guess the corals will appear some other places.

[2012thorr]

just add ice

[dosh225]

WE ARE FUCKED

[curlywolfone]

There is always something dubious about a statement when it is ended with a Weasel Phrase like "this could happen".

[xXxBraaxXx]

what the F*** are you talking about? this is a big problem you idiot!!

[jasonmhc]

fuck this guy is just full of good news