For 55 years experts have been announcing the demise of the Great Barrier Reef. Now coral coverage is at a record high, particularly in the warmest northern regions.
02 Dec 1971 – REEF MAY BE IMPOVERISHED FOR EVER’ – Trove
19 Nov 1971 – THE ODDS ARE AGAINST SURVIVAL – Trove
Great Barrier Reef already on path to destruction, and clever science won’t fix it
A quick Google search tells one that reef building Coral has been around for 240 million years. and of course in that period of time CO2 and average temperatures has varied greatly.