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16:04, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Glad you picked that article!

Hi Sydney512,

I just saw that you picked "coral bleaching" as your Wikipedia project. My name is Satu Katja, I mostly write in the German Wikipedia, but the coral bleaching article in the English WP is dismal and I wanted to do something about it. I am so glad you picked that article!

I decided to do some research: The recent and humongous bleaching events on the Australian Great Barrier Reef point very strongly towards climate change & global warming as main culprit. The worst bleaching on the GBR occurred in the very remote northern sector of Cape York peninsula - an area with no industry, no tourism, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_Peninsula

Personally, I have seen really bad bleaching in the Maldives, too. No industry, no sunscreen, no nothing. Just tons of dead coral.

I asked the Australian Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef for help. They replied: "you are correct with regard to (a) the Wikipedia article needing improvement; and (b) the need for competent scientific input. Try gbrmpa.gov.au and CORALWATCH."

"Coral Watch" seems a great resource.

I am really looking forward to your changes! Great stuff! --Satu Katja (talk) 20:50, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sidneyt512! I really like your article. Looking forward to seeing it in Wikipedia! Satu Katja (talk) 14:44, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]