Scientists brace for possibility of ‘severe’ damage to Great Barrier Reef from ex-Cyclone Jasper
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H8G4)
Modelling shows huge area' in which waves and flood waters could have destroyed coral colonies
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Cyclone Jasper's slow-moving progress across the Coral Sea exposed as much as 20% of the Great Barrier Reef to waves high enough to break apart corals, according to modelling from the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
Scientists are also concerned flood waters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper that drained out into the reef's lagoon waters could damage corals and seagrass meadows close to shore.
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