Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef

University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic ...
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For More Than 250 Million Years, Coral Reefs Have Had a Major Influence on Earth’s Changing Climate

The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...
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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 ...

We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock

Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public pressure for meaningful climate action.
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Glimpse of Australian Reef Is Like a Scene Out of FINDING NEMO

The diversity of life amidst Australian coral reefs is mind-boggling. The Great Barrier Reef, for example, has coral that soars 1,600 feet up from the ocean floor and is rife with sea snakes, urchins, ...
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Australia says most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists ...
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Majority of Great Barrier Reef coral studied in 2022 was bleached, Australian scientists say

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, ...
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Australian Institute of Marine Science and Accenture Join Forces to Advance Coral Reef Monitoring and Conservation

Collaboration aims to boost efforts to strengthen coral reef conservation Following an initial phase of experimentation at The Dock, Accenture’s flagship R&D and global innovation center, the project ...
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Volcanic gas bubbles provide a 'crystal ball' for the future of coral reefs

On a remote coral reef near Papua New Guinea, endless streams of bubbles rise from cracks in the seabed into the shallow ...
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Australian scientists find coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef's far north

FILE PHOTO: Assorted reef fish swim above a finger coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian researchers have found coral ...
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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 ...
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Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

CANBERRA, AustraliaCANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching ...