Lakes, Reefs and Floods - Part 2 - Reefs

The so-called climate crisis is no match for the enduring strength of coral reefs. While mainstream media shouts about their demise, the real story is one of resilience and recovery. Join us as we cut through the noise and expose the truth behind the "climate change is killing coral" narrative. Coral reefs have not only withstood various climatic shifts over millions of years but are now thriving in ways that contradict alarmist claims. From the Great Barrier Reef's robust health to surprising rebounds off Western Australia's coast, we unpack how these ecosystems are adapting and flourishing.

Learn how corals manage their symbiotic relationships with algae, often misinterpreted as alarming bleaching events. This episode promises to reshape your understanding of coral ecosystems and the broader climate change debate.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

The Climate Change Hoax. If you're suspicious that this climate change stuff may be exaggerated or just total BS, you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Climate Change Hoax Podcast With your host, carl Michael. Here you'll learn the truth about the deceivers who want you to believe we can actually control the weather. We cannot. The real goal is to control you. This is the Climate Change Hoax.

Speaker 2: 0:43

And greetings crisis deniers. Well, buckle up for some more climate lies from the left in this special three-part series Lakes, reefs and Floods. Is climate change killing the coral reefs? Well, here's an article from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems. Scientific evidence now clearly indicates that the Earth's atmosphere and oceans are warming and that these changes are primarily due to greenhouse gases derived from human activities. As temperatures rise, mass coral bleaching events are becoming more frequent. Additionally, carbon dioxide absorbed into the ocean from the atmosphere has already begun to reduce calcification rates in reef building and reef-associated organisms by altering seawater chemistry through decreases in pH. This process is called ocean acidification. Climate change will affect coral reef ecosystems through sea level rise, changes to the frequency and intensity of tropical storms and altered ocean circulation patterns. When combined, all these impacts dramatically harm coral reef ecosystems. Okay, kind of sounds like climate crisis fear porn to me, because it is.

Speaker 2: 2:26

The actual science reveals the coral reefs are doing just fine. Folks forget these alarmists. Here's the real science behind coral reefs. Coral has existed continuously for the past 40 million years, surviving temperatures and carbon dioxide levels significantly higher and lower than what is occurring today Since the peak of the last glacial maximum, 33,000 to 26,000 years ago. Global average temperature reached its highest point approximately 7,000 years ago, at least 1 or 2 degrees C higher than today, during which coral reefs thrived. As Earth continues its modest warming since the peak of the Little Ice Age 400 years ago, coral reefs have extended their range toward the poles, while still surviving at and near the equator. Short-term heat waves or cold snaps can cause bleaching events, but historically, such events have occurred long before the recent warming since the peak of the Little Ice Age. Moreover, studies show coral can and have been adapting to the gradual long-term pace of global warming that has occurred since the peak of the Little Ice Age. History shows that cold snaps can harm coral much worse than warm spells. In 2010, colder ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida killed more coral than any warm water event and despite these events, coral reefs recover over the course of several years or sometimes even quicker.

Speaker 2: 4:10

During Western Australia's first signs of a mass coral bleaching event, a follow-up survey found a remarkable recovery and likely to preserve the reefs near pristine health. Dr Tom Holmes, a marine monitoring coordinator at the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, conservation and Attractions, said that while his team was still processing this data, it appeared the coral had pulled off an amazing return towards health. Dr Holmes remarked we were expecting to see widespread mortality and we just didn't see it, which is a really amazing thing. Unquote. A poster child for coral alarmism is the Great Barrier Reef, which is 20 million years old and it has survived significantly warmer and colder temperatures than today, although the Australian Institute of Marine Science documented that approximately 22% of the reef experienced recent bleaching not 93% as reported by the crisis WACOs and 75% of the bleached portion of the reef is expected to make a full recovery Now. Poor water quality resulting from nearby coastal development is the main culprit for the bleached reef's areas that do not recover. Evidence shows much of the bleached coral in the Great Barrier Reef has already recovered and the rest is continuing to recover.

Speaker 2: 5:43

Scientists are learning more and more about the resilience of coral all the time. Reef-building corals depend on energy from photosynthesizing symbiotic algae, but their symbiotic relationship requires careful maintenance. So coral naturally add and subtract symbiotic algae as the seasons change. During winter, coral increases their symbiotic algae as lowering light reduces photosynthesis increases their symbiotic algae as lowering light reduces photosynthesis. Each summer, as light intensity increases, they expel symbionts. Bleaching is just an extreme of that behavior. After bleaching, coral can quickly replace their symbiotic algae within days or months, with no resulting mortality. Scientists are increasingly observing that coral can acquire very different symbiotic algae with different genetics. To adapt to changing climates, coral don't require thousands of years to evolve. Coral gets instantaneous genetic upgrades simply by acquiring new symbiotic algae. Acquiring different symbiotic algae allowed coral to adapt to dramatic temperature changes as ice ages came and went, and acquiring new symbiotic algae now allows coral to readily adapt to 60-year changes caused by ocean oscillations.

Speaker 2: 7:10

Decreasing ocean pH due to increasing carbon dioxide. Climate alarmists like to call this acidification, but no mainstream oceanographer believes that the oceans will become acidic in the next several thousand years, though some believe that ocean pH may be lowering, but only fractionally. Some believe that ocean pH may be lowering, but only fractionally. However, it would require several hundred years of detailed ocean acidification data to accurately determine the natural trends and fluctuations of ocean acidification. That would allow an accurate comparison since the so-called increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide since 1850. Furthermore, there is no evidence of decreased populations of shrimp, clams, snails and other mollusks and crustaceans. That's just more fear porn from the climate alarmists. In fact, the global harvesting and ocean culturing of these sea animals have not experienced any reductions in volume in the past 50 years, let alone since the 1850s. So, as I said, the coral reefs are doing just fine, just fine.

Speaker 2: 8:32

Now about this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration created by President Richard Nixon in 1970 as part of the US Department of Commerce, it was created through executive order and was never established in law. This administrative office accounts for six other major line offices, all with very large budgets and staff. The Biden regime won $6.8 billion for these guys in 2024 to supposedly build a climate-ready nation. To supposedly build a climate-ready nation. The office has been hijacked by leftists who have turned it into a rubber stamp for climate propaganda. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should return to its original mission or be defunded and the socialists and phony scientists running the joint fired.

Speaker 1: 9:36

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Speaker 2: 9:45

See you next time on the Climate Change.

Speaker 1: 9:48

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