{"id":916975,"date":"2021-10-24T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=916975"},"modified":"2021-10-24T12:14:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:14:36","slug":"despite-climate-change-fearmongering-study-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-growing-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-climate-change-fearmongering-study-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-growing-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Climate Change Fearmongering, Study Shows The Great Barrier Reef Is Growing Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-climate-change-fearmongering-study-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-growing-quickly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=916975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing incredible growth \u2014 and the media are silent.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian government\u2019s most recent official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/reef-monitoring\/gbr-condition-summary-2020-2021\">report<\/a> on reef recovery indicates that coral cover at the Northern Great Barrier Reef \u201ccontinued to increase to 27% from the most recent low point in 2017.\u201d Meanwhile, the Central Great Barrier Reef saw a 26% increase in hard coral cover.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the study stated that over thirty-five years of monitoring, the Great Barrier Reef has consistently \u201cshown an ability to recover after disturbances.\u201d Nevertheless, coverage of the Great Barrier Reef from mainstream media outlets portray a starkly different narrative.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You may have noticed that the media aren\u2019t covering the Great Barrier Reef much this year, after reporting its imminent death incessantly for years. The reason is not no news but good news. The GBR has been rapidly improving\u2014which doesn\u2019t fit the catastrophist agenda.<\/p>\n<p>THREAD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vkE9aS8hVp\">pic.twitter.com\/vkE9aS8hVp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexEpstein\/status\/1440696877079433220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/19\/world\/australia\/australia-barrier-reef.html\">The New York Times<\/a>, for instance, reported in April 2018 that \u201can underwater heat wave that damaged huge sections of Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef two years ago spurred a die-off of coral so severe that scientists say the natural wonder will never look the same again.\u201d The article pushed governments to honor the Paris Climate Agreement; the author argued that by complying with the treaty, Australia will \u201cstill have the Great Barrier Reef in 50 years\u201d \u2014 although it \u201cwould still look very different from today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As recently as October 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2020\/10\/13\/warming-has-killed-half-coral-great-barrier-reef-study-finds-it-might-never-recover\/\">The Washington Post<\/a> ran an article called \u201cWarming has killed half the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, study finds. It might never recover.\u201d The piece argued that technological advancements meant to aid reef recovery \u201cmight not be enough for a country that continues to lead the world in exporting coal, a fossil fuel that contributes to warming, which hastens the decline of coral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/industrialprogress.com\/about\/\">Center for Industrial Progress<\/a> Founder and President Alex Epstein noted that the mainstream media has been quick to cover the Great Barrier Reef\u2019s decline \u2014 but not its rapid rebound.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe climate media\u2019s evasion of the Great Barrier Reef improvement confirms that they have no interest in the truth about what\u2019s happening with climate and why,\u201d he said on Twitter. \u201cThey are interested in attacking fossil fuels, attacking capitalism, and justifying vast expansions of government power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny science editor that covered the decline of the Great Barrier Reef but not its improvement\u201d \u2014 including those at The New York Times, The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing incredible growth \u2014 and the media are silent.The Australian government\u2019s most recent official report on reef recovery indicates that coral cover at the Northern Great Barrier Reef \u201ccontinued to increase to 27% from the most recent low point in 2017.\u201d Meanwhile, the Central Great Barrier Reef saw a 26% increase in hard coral cover.Indeed, the study stated that over thirty-five years of monitoring, the Great Barrier Reef has consistently \u201cshown an ability to recover after disturbances.\u201d Nevertheless, coverage of the Great Barrier Reef from mainstream media outlets portray a starkly different narrative.You may have noticed that the media aren\u2019t covering the Great Barrier Reef much this year, after reporting its imminent death incessantly for years. The reason is not no news but good news. The GBR has been rapidly improving\u2014which doesn\u2019t fit the catastrophist agenda.THREAD pic.twitter.com\/vkE9aS8hVp\u2014 Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) September 22, 2021The New York Times, for instance, reported in April 2018 that \u201can underwater heat wave that damaged huge sections of Australia\u2019s Great Barrier Reef two years ago spurred a die-off of coral so severe that scientists say the natural wonder will never look the same again.\u201d The article pushed governments to honor the Paris Climate Agreement; the author argued that by complying with the treaty, Australia will \u201cstill have the Great Barrier Reef in 50 years\u201d \u2014 although it \u201cwould still look very different from today.\u201dAs recently as October 2020, The Washington Post ran an article called \u201cWarming has killed half the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, study finds. It might never recover.\u201d The piece argued that technological advancements meant to aid reef recovery \u201cmight not be enough for a country that continues to lead the world in exporting coal, a fossil fuel that contributes to warming, which hastens the decline of coral.\u201dIndeed, Center for Industrial Progress Founder and President Alex Epstein noted that the mainstream media has been quick to cover the Great Barrier Reef\u2019s decline \u2014 but not its rapid rebound.\u201cThe climate media\u2019s evasion of the Great Barrier Reef improvement confirms that they have no interest in the truth about what\u2019s happening with climate and why,\u201d he said on Twitter. \u201cThey are interested in attacking fossil fuels, attacking capitalism, and justifying vast expansions of government power.\u201d\u201cAny science editor that covered the decline of the Great Barrier Reef but not its improvement\u201d \u2014 including those at The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, The Guardian, USA Today, and National Geographic \u2014 \u201cshould commit to correcting their failures or be pressured into resigning.\u201dHe also noted that celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo and Leonardo DiCaprio \u2014 who have publicly \u201ccatastrophized\u201d about the Great Barrier Reef \u2014 should \u201ccelebrate, share the good news, and walk back their climate catastrophism.\u201d\u201cWhy does it matter so much that the climate media only cover negative stories and ignore positive ones?\u201d asked Epstein. \u201cBecause it contributes to deadly energy policy by catastrophizing the side-effects of the fossil fuels that modern life depends on, while ignoring their massive benefits.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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