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‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago

Maybe so, maybe no. It's not predetermined.

It's what we do now that will shape the future. I mean, we the people. We cannot rely on governments or corporations to do the right thing without us forcing them to. By now, we know this.

So, I believe that conversations about solutions are more fruitful than deterministic statements, no matter how highly upvoted these statements are.

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Scientists discover 230 new giant viruses that shape ocean life and health (phys.org)
 

The study titled, "Expansion of the genomic and functional diversity of global ocean giant viruses," was published on April 21, 2025 in the journal Nature npj Viruses.

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Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds (insideclimatenews.org)
 

The study: Impact of heatwave amplitude, duration, and timing on parasite fitness at different baseline temperatures

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Carbon capture company emits more than it captures | CCS illusion only delays the elimination of fossil fuels (climateandcapitalism.com)
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 12 points 20 hours ago

I thought of adding this article too, because it looks like there are Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals.

Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration is progressing.

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Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
 

NGO says Afghan capital’s 7 million people face existential crisis that world needs urgently to address

The Mercy Corps report can be found here: Kabul’s Water Crisis - An Inflection Point for Action

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‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event (www.theguardian.com)
 

Now, teams of government scientists are reporting widespread coral death, which they say is the worst bleaching to hit the state. There are still areas of live coral, and some bleached coral will recover, but as scientists gather data, the scale of mortality has left many shocked.

Dr Thomas Holmes coordinates the marine science program at the WA government’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [...] “I’m not afraid to use the word unprecedented,” he says.