Cyclone Damage to Reef

Northeastern Queensland experienced a Category 5 hurricane earlier in the week. The damage to property and crops has been tremendous. Now scientists are alarmed about the damage which has likely occurred to parts of the Great Barrier Reef which were in the cyclone's path. Coral bleaching experts aboard the Pelican One are going to the reef today to inspect and report on the damage. They expect to see broken coral and patches of missing reef.

Aussie and I love the reef and have snorkeled there several times. It's heartbreaking to think of the possibility of damage to that fragile environment, but cyclones are a natural occurrence at least. Better than a supertanker plowing through the reef which has happened also.