Great Barrier Reef to catch it before it’s gone

Great Barrier Reef to catch it before it’s gone

While this may be great news for the tourism industry in Australia, it's bad news for the coral reefs. There's a vicious cycle at play here: tourists travel to see a destination before it disappears, but in so doing they contribute to its demise, either directly through on-site pressures or through greenhouse gas

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Visitors rush to the Barrier Reef

While this may be great news for the tourism industry in Australia, it’s bad news for the coral reefs. There’s a vicious cycle at play here: tourists travel to see a destination before it disappears, but in so doing they contribute to its demise, either directly through on-site pressures or through greenhouse gas

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