Cyclone Yasi and the Great Barrier Reef
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Contributed by Tim Hochgrebe added 2011-02-04
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- nickT added 2011-02-24
Great article tim. I just wanted to reassure you that the reef is still pretty amazing. I go out there on a weekly basis. Although yes there is some damage, like you say mainly to the stag horn corals and table corals. Its not destroyed and still amazing out there.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=626957&id=605115244&l=9b34199bcc
the link there is to a folder of photos taken after yasi on the ribbon reefs and at osprey so u can see it still looks pretty amazing well in my eyes anyways. Thanks For sharing.
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