Selina Ward is a senior lecturer in the school of biological sciences at the University of Queensland. She is a director of the International River Foundation and a councillor and past president of the Australian Coral Reef Society. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/selina-ward/rss en Climate Change Coral Reefs Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Selina Ward https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/27/bleaching-in-australias-northern-territory-is-a-scary-sign-for-corals https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2018/03/27/bleaching-in-australias-northern-territory-is-a-scary-sign-for-corals It’s not the first time bleaching has hit this area, but it is another indication that waters around Australia, and the world, are warming rapidly, says University of Queensland coral researcher Selina Ward.