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Great Barrier Reef undergoing mass coral bleaching event for 5th time in nearly a decade

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event. Officials ...

Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans—and that's crucial for their survival

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It's covered in lush forest and ...
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Scientists issue dire warning about the fate of the Great Barrier Reef: 'Our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth's great natural wonders'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are sounding an alarm after a new study finds coral reef temperatures have reached their highest in at least four ...
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Great Barrier Reef hit by coral bleaching: report

STORY: Most of Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef is suffering from coral bleaching, according to a report released on Wednesday. That's just days after climate experts raised concerns about ...
Science Daily

Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...
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 ...
Newsweek

Kill Starfish Now to Save Great Barrier Reef—Scientists

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A species of destructive starfish is being culled by researchers to save the Great Barrier Reef. Crown-of-thorns starfish ...
CNN

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers ‘extensive’ coral bleaching, as scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event

The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be unfolding ...
Mongabay

‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

Both aerial and in-water surveys have shown that the southern section of the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing extensive coral bleaching. Surveys have also shown “limited bleaching” in the northern ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s

For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years. But ...
Panda

Cebu Pacific and WWF Pledge to Protect Philippines’ Great Reefs!

Home to prehistoric coelacanths, colossal blue whales, ancient marine turtles and millions of yet-undiscovered species, the Coral Triangle spans 5.7 million square kilometers and covers six countries ...