Reefer Sadness

Awww.. poor fishies! Coral reefs are their homes! Great video and thanks for keeping us aware.

If coral bleaching happends that fast is there anything we can do to stop it, or will we notice it's happening only when the reef is already gone?

I really liked this pod until she made an unproven blanket statment that global warming is undeniable. How does the warming of a certain portion of the Pacific Ocean over a 6 month period definitively prove global warming? There were much warmer global conditions tens of thousands of years ago according to accredited scientific journals, without "greenhouse gases." Its a war on humanity that is afoot with the earth as the victim and the only way to save the earth is to deprive ourselves. This is just one of the ways that the people will demand the oppression they face. In my opinion, global warming seems to be a farce, and the earth is not facing any mind blowing temperatures that it has not faced before. If the government picks it up and runs with it, be skeptical. This reef can definately grow back over a span of time that is not really conceivable to humans, which is also a shortsight of the producer. The earth works in mysterious ways we will never fully understand. There is only so much matter in the universe, with the overpopulation of the human race, it is no wonder that so many animal species have to die to support us, and not just through food consumption.

This sucks. Although interesting, the conclusion made was NON scientific. First you say that it's unknown why the reef died. Then you say that it's because of Global Warming. The evidence you use isn't evidence of Global Warming. Rather, it's evidence of one part of the ocean warming. Not the whole globe. 2nd, global warming isn't a reason. Now, if you had said our factories are producing too much co2 and that is connected to the reef dying, then at least you're trying to make a logical conclusion. And the other evidence you propose for why the reef are dying doesn't support what the proponents of global warming are saying. There were no factories around the "hot spot." No waste. No co2. No emissions. No anything. The FACT IS, we don't know why the water in that one area warmed up and killed the reef. Very sad that it died, YES. But researches haven't determined why this happened.

I just wrote a report on this in school a few months ago, I wish I had had this video then. Coral reefs in populated areas are quickly disappearing and it is sad that one so untouched by humans has also fallen.

The concluding point that our planet is a water planet and we should listen to the messages our oceans give us was striking!

Truly a bummer that this is disappearing. The cinematography is superb though!