Science
FACT-CHECKED: Barrier Reef coral health claims made by Dr Peter Ridd – Busselton Dunsborough Mail
Is the amount of coral on the Great Barrier Reef similar now to during the 1980s?
Over the next few weeks we’ll present an series of in-depth articles relating to the environment. This is the first and is based on a statement marine physicist Dr Peter Ridd made earlier this month.
“The amount of coral, while fluctuating dramatically from year to year, is about the same today as when records began in the 1980s.”
Dr Peter Ridd, marine physicist, December 6, 2020.
But is it? An AAP FactCheck investigation followed. Here’s how it panned out. First the analysis, then the verdict.
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