Events
This is when the industrial revolution
started. The industrial revolution is a
major event because that is when
machines are introduced. This then
lead to further machines and other
technologies being produced, which
contributes to the production of
carbon dioxide that causes the corals
to bleach. - 1760 (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2017)This is when The Great Barrier Reef was
discovered by Captain James Cook. This is a
major event because The Great Barrier Reef
is the world's largest living coral reef system
and is being polluted. - 1770 (Science NetLinks, 2017)The Great Barrier Reef National Park was
established. The park protects the Great
Barrier Reef and organises the place for
tourists. It has been protecting the reef
system till this day. - 1975 (Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority,
2017)This is when the first mass coral bleaching
was recorded. It happened to the coral reefs
around the world. Affecting the Caribbean
seas, the far eastern Pacific oceans and the
Great Barrier Reef. This also drew attention
to the association between ocean
temperature and bleaching. - early 1980's (John Veron, 2013)This was another massive coral bleaching event.
The area of this mass bleaching event
was huge. It affected reefs in over 50
different countries throughout the Pacific
and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea and the
Caribbean oceans. - 1997/1998
(John Veron, 2013)This was the 3rd mass coral bleaching event
recorded. This time it affected a huge area
again. Scientists have also found the
connection between the increase in ocean
water's temperature due to the El Nino. El
Nino is one of the main reasons for the
cause of the mass coral bleaching.
Most mass coral bleaching affects many
countries due to the El Nino. - 2001/2002 (John Veron, 2013)This was another mass coral bleaching event.
This year was a lot more special because it
actually wasn't an El Nino year but there
were still heaps of corals bleached. This
made the scientist realise that us humans
are polluting the ocean way too much and
combined with global warming, coral
bleaching isn't going to stop anytime soon. - 2006
(John Veron, 2013)
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