Porites • Watts Up With That?

“The public and politicians have been conditioned to associate ‘climate change’ with the destructive behaviour of generations of humans since the onset of the industrial revolution about 130 years ago.…

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The Injustice of Blowing-Up Turtles, for Convenience

2 years ago

Charles Rotter

Reposted from Jennifer Marohasy’s Blog June 8, 2021 By jennifer It is World Ocean Day, an opportunity to learn more about the Great Barrier Reef and also artificial reefs in the Gulf…

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Measuring Old Corals & Coral Reefs (Part 2)

3 years ago

Charles Rotter

Once upon a time, the scientists drilled into the corals and extracted a core from which they created a slither. Then, under x-ray, they counted the annual bands with the…

coral reefs

Reef Heresy? And the Importance of Asking Questions

3 years ago

Charles Rotter

I am so privileged to have written the introduction to Peter Ridd’s new book, ‘Reef Heresy?’. In it I explain that it is of great concern to both Peter, and…

coral reefs

Gardens of Old Porites, Without Sharks

3 years ago

Charles Rotter

It is often reported that the Great Barrier Reef is half dead, specifically that the corals are bleached, and the water quality is degraded with pesticides and plastics. If I…

coral reefs

Measuring Old Corals & Coral Reefs (Part 1)

3 years ago

Charles Rotter

Most media reports, based on extensive aerial surveys by his one-time colleague Terry Hughes, conclude that the reef is variously 50% or 60% dead from coral bleaching as a direct…

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Scandalously Bad Science – No Data on Coral Growth Rates for 15 Years

4 years ago

Charles Rotter

Reposed by request from Jennifer Marohasy’s Blog January 2, 2020 By jennifer CORALS are animals, closely related to jelly fish, but they differ in having a limestone skeleton. This is…