All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Cyclones place distant coral reefs at risk Cyclones place distant coral reefs at risk 28/05/2020 | 2 MINS Big and strong cyclones have the potential to damage coral reefs up to 1000km away from their paths, according to a new study by researchers at LIT and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The research findings, published today in Global Change Biology, highlight that some cyclones can create extreme sea conditions which threaten the health of coral reefs located up to 10 times further away than originally thought and that these cyclones regularly affect reefs in Australia and around the world. Professor Ryan Lowe, from LITΓÇÖs Oceans Institute said the research team investigated the effect of Tropical Cyclone Lua on Scott Reef, an isolated coral reef system 300km off the north-west coast of Western Australia. ΓÇ£Despite the intense winds produced by the cyclone remaining 500km away from the reef, extreme waves in excess of 10m reached Scott Reef and remained large as the storm stalled for three-and-a-half days,ΓÇ¥ Professor
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 May Cyclones place distant coral reefs at risk Cyclones place distant coral reefs at risk 28/05/2020 | 2 MINS Big and strong cyclones have the potential to damage coral reefs up to 1000km away from their paths, according to a new study by researchers at LIT and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
The research findings, published today in Global Change Biology, highlight that some cyclones can create extreme sea conditions which threaten the health of coral reefs located up to 10 times further away than originally thought and that these cyclones regularly affect reefs in Australia and around the world.
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Professor Ryan Lowe, from LITΓÇÖs Oceans Institute said the research team investigated the effect of Tropical Cyclone Lua on Scott Reef, an isolated coral reef system 300km off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
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ΓÇ£Despite the intense winds produced by the cyclone remaining 500km away from the reef, extreme waves in excess of 10m reached Scott Reef and remained large as the storm stalled for three-and-a-half days,ΓÇ¥ Professor
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