World’s Longest Water Monitoring Network
You may have read my article about the Great Barrier Reef, and how it is under threat by overfishing, land-based pollution, and global warming. Well, because of these threats, the Department of Natural Resources and Water has created the world’s longest water monitoring network.
The network consists of complex monitoring equipment at 30 collection stations, covering 1500km of coastline, to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The idea behind this is that scientists will be able to track sediment, nutrient and chemical levels in the waterways which send water out to the reef. It is thought that these sediments and pollutants are contributing to the demise of the reef.
Of particular interest is water flow caused by events such as flooding. Now that the gigantic water monitoring network is in place, scientists will be able to learn exactly how much of an impact these events are having on the reef.
Tags: flooding, Global Warming, great barrier reef, water monitoring, waterways, world records
