It’s never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is “experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record.” Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘Transforming’ from Repeated Coral Bleaching,
The coral reef is currently experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record — warming waters brought on by climate change are to blame. The coral reef is currently experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record — warming waters brought on by climate change are to blame.
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Vast areas of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest coral system, have been affected by mass coral bleaching caused by a marine heatwave. Surveys have shown major bleaching is occurring along the 2,300-kilometer ecosystem. Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef was detected weeks ago, but recent aerial surveillance carried out by the Great Barrier…