‘High coral cover is evidence of recovery and resilience, not evidence that the disturbances causing mortality didn’t happen,’ scientist saysSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Australian newspaper appeared to think it had a slam-dunk this week with a front page story pointing to official government data which showed ‘the Great Barrier Reef is refusing to die’ despite decades of warnings that global heating would cause its demise.In an editorial to back its reporting, the newspaper claimed the ‘continued good health’ of the reef was a ‘welcome reminder that physics rather than the pseudo-religion of climate change doom still holds sway over the natural order.’ Continue reading…