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The Great Barrier Reef, Catastrophe Laid Bare

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 22 Comments

I first dived the Great Barrier Reef about 15 years ago. At the time, a marine biologist in Cairns conducted a seminar that I attended, and said that the reef had only a generation of life left in it. Those…

As with the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s Mangrove Dying May Contribute to Global Warming

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 6 Comments

Our ecosystem is in exponential collapse, yet in our climate change circles, there is a preponderance of articles dealing with icecap melt and rising sea levels, as if these things were happening in isolation. None of these disasters are happening…

Total Lack Of Urgency in Dealing with Climate Emergency

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 9 Comments

‘Our climate change emergency is gaining momentum at a non linear, exponential pace, with the massive bleaching event unfolding on the Great Barrier Reef and the extraordinary fires burning in Alberta which have precipitated the evacuation of 80,000 + people…

We’ve cooked the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 4 Comments

“Australia’s lack of action on pollution reduction targets has made the country a laughing stock on the international stage, according to senator Larissa Waters“, and “Australia’s lack of follow-through on climate change will leave the Great Barrier Reef ‘completely cooked’…

Worse Things In The Pipeline

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Kevin Hester — Leave a comment

“The Earth sizzled in March with the most unusually warm month in recorded history as average land surface temperatures easily exceeded levels deemed by scientists to constitute dangerous climate change.” 2 degrees C was never going to be safe…

Collapse Of The Oceanic Reef Systems

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Kevin Hester — Leave a comment

There has been a lot of reporting lately on the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef with some, as usual, excellent reporting from Chris Mooney and his team from the Washington Post, however much of the analysis relies…

Tagged with: Great Barrier Reef
Posted in Habitat, Rapid Climate Change

Sadness Seeing Dying Reefs

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kevin Hester — Leave a comment

In 1998 I dived the GBR for the first time and a marine biologist I studied under congratulated me for being the last generation to dive the reef before it died. In 2011 I sailed across the Coral sea to…

Tagged with: Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Paul Beckwith
Posted in Collapse, Habitat, Near Term Human Extinction--NTHE, News, Outrage, Rapid Climate Change, Videos, Warnings

The Collapse of Marine Food Web is Underway

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 7 Comments

20 years ago I dived the Great barrier Reef for the first of dozens of times. Whilst in Cairns I attended a diving seminar focused on the GBR. The fantastic Irish marine biologist conducting the seminar suggested we all congratulate…

Tagged with: Dr. Guy McPherson, Great Barrier Reef, Mike Sliwa, Nature Bats Last, PRN
Posted in Climate Science, Habitat

Ten Years ago, I Sailed Across Coral Sea, From Solomon Islands

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Kevin Hester — 13 Comments

10 years ago I sailed across the Coral Sea from the Solomon Islands to Cairns after sailing and diving in Micronesia and Guam. I sailed 800 miles down the reef from Cairns to Brisbane, diving every day, never seeing a…

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