Great Barrier Reef: 5th Mass Coral Bleaching

Extreme heat causes mass coral bleaching of Great Barrier Reef, fifth one in eight years

A government agency reports that a mass coral bleaching event has impacted Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The event was likely triggered by heat stress accumulated during the summer.

On Friday, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), which monitors reef health, reported that the damage was “widespread” in at least two-thirds of the surveyed areas within the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Extreme heat causes mass coral bleaching of Great Barrier Reef, fifth one in eight years

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