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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Great barrier reef suffers most widespread bleaching on record | Mind Blowing Facts

The Australian Institute of Marine Science said there was no doubt the number one driver of the reef bleaching was climate change (Credit: AFP)

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government report released Wednesday that warns the natural wonder is in dire health.

Scientists documented the "most spatially extensive" bleaching since records began almost 40 years ago, driven by sweltering ocean temperatures in 2024 that triggered "unprecedented levels of heat stress".

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