Man is killing all the reefs, and we have to do something, like get rid of people

‘New Massive Reef System Discovered’

“Scientists have just discovered a massive, 9,500 square-kilometer reef system at the mouth of the Amazon river. And it’s home to some truly bizarre life forms.”

http://www.dbtechno.com/science/2016/04/23/amazon-river-new-reef-system/

OK, the new one is not an ocean reef, except it is in the ocean, but not the way the Great Barrier Reef is in the ocean. So why didn’t someone “discover” this reef before?

“When we hear ‘reef,’ we typically think colorful corals and crystal-clear tropical waters. Which is probably why nobody ever bothered to look for one at the outflow of the world’s largest river. Discharging up to 300,000 cubic meters of sediment-loaded water every second, the Amazon river generates a thick, smog-like plume that darkens the surrounding seafloor, depressing light and oxygen levels.” (Same link.)

“… nobody ever bothered to look …” Scientists and oceanographers already knew what a reef looks like and where reefs are found … Except they didn’t know all they thought.

The Brazilian government has sold blocks for oil exploration, so naturally there is an environmental disaster just around the corner.