I love that gif, Fanfiltration! Young Frankenstein is my favorite of his films.
I foresee a Willy Wonka, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein triple feature this weekend.
THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 2016, 9:52 A.M.
Great Barrier Reef pronounced dead by scientists
“The Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016 after a long illness. It was 25 million years old.”
That startling first sentence leads a must-read obituary by Rowan Jacobsen for Outside Magazine online.
Source: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2016/oct/13/great-barrier-reef-pronounced-dead-scientists/
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
That makes me quite sad.
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Thanks a lot, Homo sapiens. Once again you fail to live up to your binomial name.
That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
"Sailor Moon’s Voice Actress Susan Aceron Passes Away"
She was 45 years old.
CANCER!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-14/sailor-moon-s-voice-actress-susan-aceron-passes-away/.107641
“First feel fear, then get angry. Then go with your life into the fight.” - Bill Mollison
That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
To back this up…
http://www.snopes.com/scientists-pronounce-great-barrier-reef-dead/
That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
I will take my previous statement and re-apply it to those sensationalist reporters.
The reef is in serious trouble, but pronouncing it dead might do more harm than good if it leads people to believe it can’t be saved anyways, so why bother to try.
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That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
That’s what I get for not reading! Dammit!
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That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
well if about 22% of the coral is dead, that logically means 78% of the coral is still alive. Look at it that way.
My Hope for the World, dead at 15.
Not enough people read the EU.
The reef is in serious trouble, but pronouncing it dead might do more harm than good if it leads people to believe it can’t be saved anyways, so why bother to try.
Very true. It may also seriously harm the tourism industry in northern Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef accounts for billions of dollars in tourism revenue and some 70,000 jobs. Major tourist spots in Cairns, Townsville and to the south of this area are relatively unaffected at this point and still have beautiful coral reefs with a biodiversity that is unequalled.
The fact that Queensland has this year approved what will be the country’s largest coal mine is certainly not going to do much for the reef or the rest of the environment, but unfortunately it is partly opponents of this mine that have led to the health of the reef being exaggerated.
That “obituary” is misleading and semi-fictional. The reef is in bad shape to be sure, but it is not completely dead by any means. The majority of bleaching occurred at the far north end and surveys indicate that about 22% of the coral is dead. Many scientists have said that it may be too late to save the reef, but it has certainly not been “pronounced dead”.
well if about 22% of the coral is dead, that logically means 78% of the coral is still alive. Look at it that way.
Still alive yes, but only about 7% managed to escape the mass bleaching event completely unscathed:
I know this is probably going to make me sound stupid, but mass bleaching?
As always Google provides : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching
My Hope for the World, dead at 15.
That’s about the age mine died too.
But, life gets much more interesting after that happens.
My Hope for the World, dead at 15.
That’s about the age mine died too.
But, life gets much more interesting after that happens.
That’s when you become an adult, really.
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As always Google provides : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_bleaching
Makes one wonder how Google got so mysterious and hard to find.
Leonard Cohen - 82
Damn. What a shitty year this is.
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Damn. What a shitty year this is.
I’d say I can’t wait for it to end, but I’m dreading what 2017 will bring.
I’m dreading what 2017 will bring.
Free ponies.
Reading that article though… Jewish and Buddhist… Juddhist?
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I like “Buddish”.