One of the world’s healthiest coral reefs is in an oil field

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  • čas přidán 8. 05. 2024
  • For now, the reef is thriving - how long it lasts depends on us.
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Komentáře • 79

  • @degariuslozak2169
    @degariuslozak2169 Před 8 dny +35

    More like an oil field is in one of the world's healthiest coral reefs

    • @haifutter4166
      @haifutter4166 Před 4 dny +6

      ... for the same underlying reasons and haven`t managed to destroy it YET.
      The stupid title lets it sound like the oil field has contributed something to this circumstance.

  • @JoshHarvey-NOAAAffiliate
    @JoshHarvey-NOAAAffiliate Před 19 dny +41

    Truly excited to be on the Flower Garden Banks team and to have been part of this project. Great video

    • @Grist
      @Grist  Před 18 dny +4

      Thanks so much Josh - it's a special place

  • @MrLoobu
    @MrLoobu Před 17 dny +38

    "Really surprised we haven't destroyed this specific spot yet!"
    "AHA, thank you, it appears we missed some" -BP

  • @levismith7444
    @levismith7444 Před 17 dny +12

    “They can see the rise of nuclear weapons test during the Cold War” damn that’s disturbing information

  • @interwebzful
    @interwebzful Před 18 dny +15

    this was super cool and interesting

    • @Grist
      @Grist  Před 18 dny +5

      Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment - we're dropping our next episode on Tuesday. (And the whole ongoing series is here: czcams.com/play/PL8CdHFjBJ1d_eYffafogiy-YZehjq6xcs.html&si=nO6vrGuC1vNlIqDW )

  • @Yobabywhatscrackin
    @Yobabywhatscrackin Před 17 dny +7

    I love this video. Great narration, good video clips and very informative! ♥️

    • @Grist
      @Grist  Před 15 dny

      thanks for the words of support -- much appreciated!

  • @jaredrusk1053
    @jaredrusk1053 Před 10 dny +1

    Great video! The underwater footage is a treat and the writing+narration is very engaging!

  • @gabriellevitale4670
    @gabriellevitale4670 Před 17 dny +3

    Really well done. This video is perfect. Thank you.

  • @mynameisnotcory
    @mynameisnotcory Před 4 dny

    What a gem. I swear to god if yall eff it up

  • @MrGarciaJr
    @MrGarciaJr Před 3 dny

    Great documentary. I could watch more!

  • @WaterfrontGurus
    @WaterfrontGurus Před 17 dny +2

    beautifully done!

  • @madeira8959
    @madeira8959 Před 19 hodinami

    Excellent video. Thank you.

  • @mynameisnotcory
    @mynameisnotcory Před 4 dny

    You earned the sub. Keep this up

  • @frankanddanasnyder3272
    @frankanddanasnyder3272 Před 16 dny +2

    How many 100's million years have corals been on Earth? ... and continue ro just adapt!!!

  • @LivingWithGout
    @LivingWithGout Před 14 dny +13

    Americans traveling the world for tourism. Yet, the prettiest, untouched, undisturbed places are here in the U.S.

    • @Ixa90
      @Ixa90 Před 4 dny +1

      Is that what you took from this video?💀

  • @usamaizm
    @usamaizm Před 17 dny +4

    Instant subscribe.

  • @shanewever
    @shanewever Před 14 dny

    Amazing!!!

  • @bryanbressem5026
    @bryanbressem5026 Před 16 dny +2

    Scare tactic story coming soon

  • @Tsai74rmit
    @Tsai74rmit Před dnem

    Isnt it because of cooler water temperature that make this reef not bleaching? compared to the ones in Caribbean? But calling this a heathy reef really humiliate the reef we have in Indonesia

    • @networkzsupport
      @networkzsupport Před 11 hodinami

      yes, its also not a tropical coral reef either

  • @gianni.santi.
    @gianni.santi. Před 11 hodinami

    So much doom and gloom talk. I live right next to the pacific ocean. An island where people use chemicals and dynamites to stun fish. Fertilizer run-off is everywhere.
    The tied dries up most of the 1km shoreline every summer.
    The reefs are still alive and thriving. Nature is resilient.

  • @zerogravity8465
    @zerogravity8465 Před 23 hodinami +1

    Oil is a totally natural substance,,, oil seeps are totally natural

  • @user-gb7yn9in6z
    @user-gb7yn9in6z Před 17 dny +5

    There will still be Coral reefs if the globe warms! Many islands are pretty much made of Coral from a time when the ocean was higher and the globe was warmer.

    • @ValleyBeats-yy4xd
      @ValleyBeats-yy4xd Před 17 dny +8

      Not if human pollution progresses the coral bleaching

    • @samstarlight160
      @samstarlight160 Před 17 dny

      It's hard to say. Part of the issue with the current warming trend is that while temperatures have been as hot (and hotter) than we expect things to get, it's usually taken tens of thousands of years to change. We expect a great deal of warming in the next 50-100 years on top of what we've already had which, as can be seen with current coral bleaching, has already had a big impact on reefs. Will they go extinct, probably not. Will all of the coral reefs we have today be completely obliterated and gone? It seems likely that they will. The great barrier reef in Australia has already lost about half of its coral. Things are not looking good.

  • @plantnt489
    @plantnt489 Před 9 dny +1

    this channel might be shadowbanned

  • @officialthird7268
    @officialthird7268 Před 6 dny

    That doesn’t look that dense in coral compared to places off the coast of south east Asia

  • @SisterSunny
    @SisterSunny Před 16 dny

    ouchie

  • @op_s_lead
    @op_s_lead Před 14 dny

    BP oil split something huh

  • @serg10st
    @serg10st Před 21 hodinou

    😢

  • @dogdowntrickshots4125

    Scientist: “Don’t damage the coral”
    Also Scientist: *drills a 6ft hole in that same coral

  • @CoralReef69
    @CoralReef69 Před 8 dny

    Yeah looks like the oil becomes a building block. It would’ve been more informative to include how a bleached coral DOES NOT MEAN it is dead coral. Please be honest

  • @JonesJones-np2kq
    @JonesJones-np2kq Před 17 dny +1

    Who paid for this research?

    • @MrLoobu
      @MrLoobu Před 17 dny

      Wonderful question

    • @xchopp
      @xchopp Před 17 dny +6

      Probably U.S. National Science Foundation. You know, Science. It brought you GPS, electronics and video games, modern medicine, a healthy environment (mostly), Netflix, online shopping, and much more. But I guess we could go with your gut feeling instead?

    • @MrLoobu
      @MrLoobu Před 17 dny +1

      @xchopp Asking for sources is very scientific. "Probably" isn't good enough for science.

    • @jimlima224
      @jimlima224 Před 16 dny +1

      The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico Office, part of the Interior Department has leased the area for oil production for years. They have a sizeable research budget and commission these types of studies, NOAA marine sanctuaries has a small research budget, sometimes the oil companies sponsor these studies. Money flows to research like this under the label of climate research.

    • @DrizzyB
      @DrizzyB Před 16 dny

      ​@@MrLoobu well, then who did fund this?

  • @TheRealBatabii
    @TheRealBatabii Před 19 dny +1

    Why am I subscribed to this channel? Is youtube making us sub without permission?

    • @Grist
      @Grist  Před 19 dny +6

      no idea, but we are happy to have you here

    • @zodiacfml
      @zodiacfml Před 18 dny +1

      this an old channel. maybe you forgot or lent your phone to someone a long time ago

    • @TheRealBatabii
      @TheRealBatabii Před 18 dny

      @@zodiacfml I've never lent my phone to anyone for any reason
      And I'm absolutely certain I wasn't subscribed to them a week ago

    • @zodiacfml
      @zodiacfml Před 18 dny +2

      @@TheRealBatabii as i have said this a very old channel and quiet for a while. they started posting videos just recently. You also don't see all subscriptions depending on the number of channels you follow and algorithms, performance of the videos

    • @j2dagriffs
      @j2dagriffs Před 18 dny +2

      I was surprised to be subbed as well. It is a pretty old channel tho with a wide range of content.

  • @lizardman3451
    @lizardman3451 Před 17 dny

    most likely paid for by oil industry

    • @samstarlight160
      @samstarlight160 Před 17 dny +6

      Why do you think so? They didn't put a positive light on the oil industry. Just pointed out that there's a reef located in an oil field and explained why it's located there.

    • @jimlima224
      @jimlima224 Před 16 dny +1

      Grist is the last media organization in the world that would be a mouthpiece for oil companies.

  • @madamutharika7635
    @madamutharika7635 Před 17 dny +3

    sounds too much like a oil company propaganda CZcams

    • @samstarlight160
      @samstarlight160 Před 17 dny +2

      Why do you think so? I think the only reason they mentioned the oil industry is because it's surprising that there's a coral reef located in an oil field that hasn't been destroyed.

    • @Maatphoenix7
      @Maatphoenix7 Před 15 dny +1

      @@samstarlight160 correction oil companies have placed themselves in an ancient coral reefs garden! It thrives due to laws and climate ecologists that keep their eyes on them, which has forced them to donate to preserve the area and make sure it stays healthy due to past indication. 💁‍♀️

  • @thehairywoodsman5644
    @thehairywoodsman5644 Před 4 dny

    why is it that climate change that is causing sea level to drastically rise, is a bad thing ?
    if you look at satellite images of the coast from the 70s and images from today....the sea level is exactly the same.
    why do all the super rich climate change pushers keep buying multimillion dollar properties on the coast ?
    why do insurance companies keep insuring properties on the coast ?

  • @AMT99100
    @AMT99100 Před 7 dny

    Oil isn’t nearly as dangerous as fertilizers plastics and other human wastes.

  • @bernielindell
    @bernielindell Před 17 dny

    Oh boy… another climate change horror story.. 🙄.

    • @Yobabywhatscrackin
      @Yobabywhatscrackin Před 17 dny +1

      Go visit Greenland or Antarctica if you don't believe in climate change.

    • @xchopp
      @xchopp Před 17 dny +3

      Indeed. You could try to ignore them, but it's going to be increasingly hard to do that. Ask a farmer.

    • @bernielindell
      @bernielindell Před 17 dny

      @@xchopp 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

    • @dilophosaurusking7437
      @dilophosaurusking7437 Před 16 dny

      Consumer of soy based products 🫵

    • @DrizzyB
      @DrizzyB Před 16 dny

      ​@@bernielindell you spamming emojis doesnt make you correct, goofy☠️

  • @rhombifer566
    @rhombifer566 Před 3 dny

    🪸 🤔interesting