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The Great Barrier Reef isn’t dead yet. According to News Corp that makes climate science a ‘pseudo-religion’ | Temperature Check

‘High coral cover is evidence of recovery and resilience, not evidence that the disturbances causing mortality didn’t happen,’ scientist says Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian newspaper appeared to think it had a slam-dunk this week with a front page story pointing to official government data which showed “the Great Barrier Reef…

The Great Barrier Reef isn’t dead yet. According to News Corp that makes climate science a ‘pseudo-religion’ | Temperature Check

The Australian newspaper has front-page story claiming that the Great Barrier Reef is not dead, despite decades of warnings that global heating would cause its demise. The newspaper’s editorial argues that the continued good health of the reef is a reminder that physics, not climate change alarmism, still governs the natural order. However, a scientist quoted by The Guardian Australia suggests that high coral cover is evidence of recovery and resilience, not evidence that the disturbances causing mortality did not occur.

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