Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.
New research has found that even during traditionally cooler weather patterns, mass bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef is occurring. It's causing great concern for the world’s biggest coral reef system among climate watchers. But they stress, it's not too late to reverse the damage.
SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country’s top marine science body said on Wednesday. Sections of the reef had been showing promising signs of recovery until a bleaching event in 2022 turned swathes of the vibrant coral a […]
SYDNEY, Australia: Australia s Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country s top marine science body said on Wednesday.
This summer is forecast to be hot and dry, raising the risk of marine heatwaves that drive coral bleaching and biodiversity losses in the Great Barrier Reef.