This chapter explores the emotional weight of potential species loss due to climate change, with a focus on the bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef. It highlights the urgency in finding solutions to reduce emissions and protect coral reefs from catastrophic consequences.
Science Weekly revisits episode three of this 2023 mini-series from Full Story. In the final part of this three-part series, the Australian climate scientists Lesley Hughes, Ove Høegh-Guldberg and Graeme Pearman take stock as they look back on their life’s work. How does it feel for them to carry this burden of knowledge? Could they have done more? And what hope do they hold for the future?. Help support our independent journalism at
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