Mad/manipulative scientists?? When a swamp is defined as Great Barrier Reef
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- If a man can become a woman, why can't a freshwater swamp transition into a coral reef - just by a scientist saying so. This is a lighthearted look at some highly dubious 'science' where supposed damage to the Great Barrier Reef requires scientists to define freshwater systems as integral parts of the GBR. If they did not do this, they would have proven, quite correctly, that farmers are not affecting the GBR at all. We also look at a genuine environmental problem - that of feral animals and noxious weeds on the land - there are no feral animals or noxious weeds on the reef.
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One of the best educational science channels on the internet. Well done Peter on blowing the lid of government sponsored corrupt science.
Common sense and facts from you as usual Dr Ridd. THANKYOU.
Thank you dr ridd for sticking it to these idiots
as a scientist I have a question: how can a politician that never had a real job in his useless life spend 500M a year for nothing?
Just add it to the colossal waste of taxpayers money governments at all levels are famous for.
I can remember hearing this about 20 years ago regarding farming affecting the reef and believed it, sort of. Always thought it wasn't close enough to the coast, good to hear it said.
I like your sense of humour Peter, EXCELLENT
Thanks, Peter.
Most people are ignorant of the impact of feral and invasive species, especially plants. Plants are at the foundation of the food chain, exchanging the sun's energy into higher life forms. Changing the make-up of vegetation has a huge impact on the natural balance of an ecosystem. The problem with change is that each generation looks at the wilds of our landscapes with new eyes, ignorant of the impacts of the past. An example: even the renowned George Negus was called out when he referred to a north Queensland rainforest as pristine when, in fact, it had been logged twice before. This is the problem when the population becomes urbanised they can easily see a newly installed set of traffic light but can't identify that beautiful bush flower as a weed. Without positive change, it's the same old same old apathy to the real needs of the environment. Cheers
Spot on . Also in regards to the weather. Making claims of extreme weather when it fact they have not experienced these events in the past. Now with so much technology with the camera in our hands ,so much gets filmed now. Back in the day recording of natural events was very very limited and in black and white.
Hopefully the sea level will rise enough to get those "land corals" back under water!
Top comment, surely...
Whenever the word 'consensus' is use with 'science', you know it's not science, it's political...
When I first moved from Sydney to Western Queensland in 1978 - on Sydney Tv - the Midday show was at that time carrying on about the end of the Kangaroo in Australia. When I arrived out in Western Queensland; the country side was literally jumping with roo. I must also relate here, at that time, the Great Barrier Reef was also dying. Both events from my observations appear to be untruth. Although I must admit to my seditious thoughts; I think we have been sold a load of bullshit; that keeps a great number of bludgers in well paying jobs......
Brilliant irony. Well done Dr Ridd!
If they define inland wetlands as part of the GBR how on earth can they justify not spending any money on the pigs which are clearly destroying those costal wetlands?
Thanks for taking a stand against the climate comos.
excellent........
Please keep up with your excellent work . Thank you Peter.
Lantana is also an invasive here in Florida, although we have a native variety as well. Other unwelcome Australians are Melaleuca, Casuarina and Cane Toads. Floridians call Casuarina "Australian Pine" and some of them actually like them. The State, however, considers them a nuisance and has embarked on a program to eliminate them in State Parks and Forests. There are also state programs designed to limit the spread of Cane Toads.
That was a good watch, sounds like you all have some relatives of our Govt down there..l ove from UK
The reef sits on top of dead coral. Coral that wasn’t there 10000 years ago and has grown and died, with sea level and climate change, in that short time to create the GBR. That’s a reflection of its dynamic and resilient nature.
This is a level of fraud I could never have imagined. Will be showing this in my class.
As well as posting it far and wide I hope.
Were they the crown of thorn sus scrofa damaging the inland reefs?
Quite likely. They do have deep samples from current underwater reefs showing their prevalence in modern geology.
Love a good road trip, this was a clever video😊
Am I mistaken, or is "dead coral" what we in Florida (I am a retired highway engineer) call "Limerock"? Something that forms the "spine" of our peninsula and is mined extensively for aggregate for road base and making concrete. We still have the only surviving coral reefs in the Florida Keys were over forty years ago I was a young engineer working on the Keys Bridge Replacement Program. Pretty good for a kid who grew up in Tassie.
Pig damage on the land-coral-reefs must be stopped, NOW!
We are angered, enraged, provoked, ired, inflamed, furious, exploding !
Look up the numbers and types of feral animal species in Australia, then see how you feel. It's likely that more native species are now extinct due to this problem than any farmer could have done. And don't get me started on the wildlife seriously affected by the 'transition'.
You better go glue yourself to a painting :P (Just being cynical, humour ;) )
Ban rooting on the land reef!
I watched this out of confused curiosity the other day. (Link not shown)
What do you think about this combined single living organism. Just thought I would mention it as it seamed on topic.
The GBR and surrounds are a "Superorganism"?
Does this make the entirety of the Australian continent also a Superorganism?
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Maybe I am old, but I used to call this an ecosystem, not a single organism.
Most people will never see the reef at all. Of those that do go out, most will be on tourist boats to heavily visited and degraded areas. Even fewer will see reef that hasn't been hammered by day trips.
Got the leyland brothers road trip start. Good evidence based science which govt conceal.
So the GBR is suffering from fish breath? Sadly, 0 is the best score I can give to whosoever came up with that theory.
Thanks mate but I'm afraid your humour will be wasted on the majority, who probably don't follow you anyhow.
History has proven when an organization or govt dept depend on taxpayer funding to grow, naturally they will always be confronting a crisis, or anticipating a crisis to justify their needs.
The housing crisis, domestic violence crisis, climate crisis, energy crisis, housing crisis etc etc etc are all examples of self interest for one or more govt departments.
Hence GBRMPA ( Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority) and the CSIRO and colluding to mislead the public and defraud the taxpayer by creating an environmental crisis. Naturally they need to promote their cause and spread alarm and concern so we provide the ABC to aid and abet them.
Meanwhile the real issue of the rising water table, feral pigs, wild dogs and feral cats destroying our food production escalates without any mention. We've got an election in a few days but will anything change.
Hey Mr Albo-Sleazy give me taxpayer money and I'll save the reef from the purple slime or whatever I say ails it! This video will probably go over the head of the average woke environmentalist!
this comes off extremely ignorant, in regards to the trans jokes u repeat and the bio diversity of the ‘swamp’. i expected better from a fellow eco-conservationist. yeah it’s obviously not the great barrier reef but the majority of marine life that keep the great barrier reef alive travel between the two, and to the regular person who doesn’t have extended knowledge on the the subject they (just like you) are gonna be thinking “ah those silly goobers, that’s not a reef you woke lefties wahhhh”. provide a bit of meaningful content and stop downplaying the severity of water pollution. do some more research, you’ve linked a single obscure article.
Can I suggest you look up the term sarcasm. I bet your huge fun at a comedy show. As a bogan who sails the GBR I can tell you that I have not see one reef that was anywhere neare bleached. To say that 97% of the reef is suffering from bleaching was just wrong at the very least.
Great Doco, mate!