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Australia's coral reefs struggle for survival after 'underwater bushfire'

Australia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco ...
CNN

Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new study has ...
Yahoo

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline

STORY: Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year. That’s according to a new report released by the Australian ...
NBC News

Australia's Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing yet another mass coral bleaching event due to heat, the country’s government confirmed Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which ...
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds

(CNN) — Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast ...
CNN

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit once more by mass coral bleaching

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday, the result of soaring ocean temperatures caused by the global climate crisis and ...
SpaceNews

NASA Begins Study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

A NASA airborne mission designed to transform our understanding of Earth’s valuable and ecologically sensitive coral reefs has set up shop in Australia for a two-month investigation of the Great ...
Orlando Sentinel

Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.
Nature

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘transforming’ because of repeated coral bleaching

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is fundamentally changing because of repeated bleaching caused by high ocean temperatures brought on by climate change, according to marine biologists. “It’s not ...
LAist

Fearing Their Kids Will Inherit Dead Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Urging Bold Action

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing yet another mass coral bleaching event due to heat, the country’s government confirmed Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which ...