Global warming puts 99% of Great Barrier Reef coral at risk, finds study
Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef could almost cease to exist unless global warming is brought under control
An aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef in October 2020. Getty Images
This image by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies shows a mass bleaching event of coral on Australia s Great Barrier Reef in 2018. AFP
A green sea turtle swims among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef. Getty Images
Artist Ed Wong paints a mural in Melbourne depicting coral in the shape of an anatomical heart with half of the heart deteriorating, representing the half of the Great Barrier Reef that has been bleached to death due to climate change. AFP
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Artists Chosen for Design Project
First Nations arts practitioners Frances Belle Parker, Uncle Joe Walker and Deborah Taylor have been selected as the artists that will collaboratively create a design for Clarence Valley Council that reflects the rich Yaegl, Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr cultural heritage of the Clarence. Frances Belle Parker, Deborah Taylor and Uncle Joe Walker innovatively fuse traditional and contemporary arts and culture in their practice and will participate in this unique cultural exchange as representatives from each of the Nations.
Ashley Lindsay, General Manager Clarence Valley Council said “We’re not an Aboriginal organisation but we’re keen to continually strengthen connections with our First Nations people. This is just one of the avenues we are working on at Clarence Valley Council in building our relationships with our First Nations communities”.
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‘Blue Dragon’ Sea Slugs May Look Pretty but Deliver Potent Sting Because of What They Eat
The fantastically named “blue dragon” is an ocean dwelling animal which looks as impressive as it sounds. They are in fact a type of sea slug (nudibranch), but these flashy slugs boast an incredible defense mechanism that sets them apart from their garden-variety cousins.
The blue dragon Glaucus atlanticus has been known to scientists for over 300 years. Often ending up in rocky pools between high tides, their beauty belies a fearsome weapon.
To avoid predators, this sea slug ingests the stinging cells of a Portuguese man o’ war (or bluebottle), and cleverly transfers the sting to the tips of its cerata, its wing-like appendages on the sides of its body.