$42M government funding boost to predict reef damage in severe weather

Scientist could be able to determine the damage of severe weather events on the reef, faster.

It comes after a $42.7 million boost from the Australian Government, and an additional $8 million in funding for reef resilience in the face of severe weather and climate change.

The funding has allowed the National Sea Simulator to expanded to twice its size at The Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville, allowing marine biologists to accelerate their research.

The SeaSim could help stop the flow of polluted waters onto the Great Barrier Reef, after flooding in the North has dragged pollutant sediments off land and into water.