Reef insight on global meltdown
Deborah Smith Science Editor
November 10, 2006
THE discovery of a fossilised coral reef sitting high and dry at the southern tip of Western Australia has provided a warning that climate change is likely to cause a catastrophic melting of ice and rapid rise in sea level, scientists say.
The reef, in Foul Bay, near Margaret River, is the most southerly coral reef ever found.
It has been dated to about 125,000 years ago, the middle of the last period of global warming, known as the last interglacial.
Malcolm McCulloch, of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which is based in Townsville, said the position of the reef marked a high point during the last big rise in sea level on the planet.
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November 10, 2006
THE discovery of a fossilised coral reef sitting high and dry at the southern tip of Western Australia has provided a warning that climate change is likely to cause a catastrophic melting of ice and rapid rise in sea level, scientists say.
The reef, in Foul Bay, near Margaret River, is the most southerly coral reef ever found.
It has been dated to about 125,000 years ago, the middle of the last period of global warming, known as the last interglacial.
Malcolm McCulloch, of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which is based in Townsville, said the position of the reef marked a high point during the last big rise in sea level on the planet.
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