Scientists: Coral Reefs Spared in Tsunami

AP ^ | Wed Dec 28, 2005 | BOB SALSBERG

[Uncledave]

"What we found was that the effects of human activity — overfishing, global warming — actually had a stronger impact than the tsunami,"

BS. You can't dive a reef and find "global warming damage"

[stacytec]

Well , this makes complete sense. The wave isn't dangerous until it hits land.

[Louis Foxwell]

BS. You can't dive a reef and find "global warming damage"

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Absolutely correct. This comment shows clear bias. I am surprised he did not include the ornamental fish industry as a culprit. Must have been a slow day.

[presidio9]

The two of you are in denial.

EVERYTHING is caused by Global Warming. And man is the sole cause of it.

[trebb]

EVERYTHING is caused by Global Warming. And man is the sole cause of it.

Just one man - it's all Bush's fault!

[GreenFreeper]

traveled with a team to Phuket

hehehehe...

[GreenFreeper]

ECO-PING

FReepmail me to be added or removed to the ECO-PING list!

And, said Stone, researchers have found that coral reefs, when healthy, can act as protective buffers against future tsunamis.

Then why all the concern over the damage to the reefs? Uggh the hypocrisy!

[Marine_Uncle]

" Then why all the concern over the damage to the reefs? Uggh the hypocrisy!"
Perhaps on this one, the concern was warranted to some extent in that they simply feared the reef systems might have been totally damaged in that area. Sounds like it shall recover.

[DustyMoment]

Scientists: Coral Reefs Spared in Tsunami

Finally!! I can get a good night's sleep not having to worry about THAT anymore!!!



/sarc

[GreenFreeper]

Perhaps on this one, the concern was warranted to some extent in that they simply feared the reef systems might have been totally damaged in that area. Sounds like it shall recover.

True, but I always find it amusing that the environmentalists have a blame humans first mindset, then when trying to appeal to the masses they speak of the benefits to humans.

[Hatteras]

"Over the next two weeks, the team made approximately 500 dives at 56 sites, surveying the reefs to determine how badly they had been damaged and how long they might take to recover. "

Yeahhhh, THAT'S IT! We need funding to... survey the coral reefs.... in the tropics.... Yeahhh, to.... make sure they.... are..... STILL THERE! Yeah! THAT'S the ticket! Yeah.... and we need to take.... LOTS OF PICTURES! Yeah... of the TROPICAL FISH! Yeahhhhh, that's it. And we'll need a.... BIG BOAT! Yeahh, that's right, in case..... there's another TSUNAMI! Yeah THAT'S the TICKET!....

[ASA Vet]

It's pronounced like in "Pooh," (Winnie, The.)

[Marine_Uncle]

Good point. They live in an anything goes world.

[cogitator]

You can't dive a reef and find "global warming damage"

It's a catch-all phrase for a number of syndromes that may be related to climate change, including air/dustborne coral disease and bleaching (which is a response to heat stress, not necessarily fatal). However, local water quality is a much more important factor to general reef health than climate-related factors.

[herkbird]

His statement that cars and other man made artifacts damaged the reefs proves this guy is a total moron. If you want to start a coral reef where one presently doesn't exist, you sink all kinds of man made materials to make a place where a coral reef will grow and cover over the man made artifacts eventually. This report could fool someone in grade school, but it's not pulling any wool over my eyes.

The man made artifacts may make the coral reefs look like hell, but it gives them plenty of surfaces to attach to and grow even better.

[Louis Foxwell]

EVERYTHING is caused by Global Warming. And man is the sole cause of it.

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Now I understand.
Man is in absolute and total control of the environment.

[midwyf]

I thought it was pretty funny that He could see damage from "global warming" immediately after the tsunnami, but didn't bother to list any of the symptoms or evidence of said global warming.
On the other hand what can you expect from folks who are predicting that global warming is going to cause an ice age!

[Fzob]

They found destruction, but also hope.

Well, now I can sleep tonight. < /sarcasm>

[Issaquahking]

I totally agree! Bunch of greenie divers over there to cause trouble! They're idiots. They fail to evaluate anything like the natural change because of the wave. All the dead bodies provided an excellent event for wildlife, to gorge on. Shame on those 200,000 plus people for giving their life to feed the critters. I'm sure it was man that caused the quake that caused the wave!


Next week ...Bush's fault for increased sun spot activity this year, thus causing global warming (whatever that is)...