Via SingularityHUB, impacts on nature:
According to a new study, the massive reef has lost half of its coral cover over the last 27 years. Damage from storms, bleaching, and a species of starfish that feed on coral are overwhelmingly to blame for the loss. Forces of both nature and man contribute, and if these processes continue to go unchecked the Reef’s coral cover could be decreased by another half by 2022.
