UNCOVERED: 13 | History Defined

Australia says most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth mass event in seven years

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Great Barrier Reef bleaching occurred on over 90 per cent of reefs this summer, report reveals

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority annual snapshot details how the 2021-22 summer led to a mass bleaching event of coral.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Fail: our report card on the government's handling of Australia's extinction crisis

Australia is losing more biodiversity than any other developed nation. Already this year the charismatic and once abundant gang gang cockatoo has been added to our national threatened species list, the koala has been listed as endangered and the Great Barrier Reef suffered another mass bleaching event.

The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022

Clive Palmer’s proposed open-cut mine could have ‘far-reaching impact’ on Great Barrier Reef, study finds

Study finds tidal currents could introduce pollution from coalmine into seagrass meadows and dugong sanctuary in marine park

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

Google doodle marks Earth Day 2022 with stark images of climate crisis

Time-lapse satellite images show glacial retreat at Mount Kilimanjaro, Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching, deforestation in Germany and Greenland glacial melt

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022

Suss This Boujee-As Floating Hotel You Can Stay At In The Heart Of The Great Barrier Reef

Vacay time?

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 19, 2022

US calls on Australia to increase 2030 emission reduction pledge to help prevent ‘greater destruction’

Senior official says US ‘determined that everyone raise ambition’ in tackling climate crisis and stresses need to keep heating below 1.5C

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2022

George Christensen's successor to inherit a diverse electorate where corals and coal collide

George Christensen was a thorn in the Liberal National Party's side until the end — sensationally quitting the party and parliament last week before pledging his allegiance to Pauline Hanson's One Nation party today to run on a Senate ticket.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

Mermaids of the Capricorn Coast bond over shared love but warn novices to use caution

For years Taffy Brown would don an iridescent mermaid tail and swim in the secluded shores of the southern Great Barrier Reef. Initially, fear of judgement meant her weekend trips were done in secret — but that all changed when she met someone just like her.

ABC News · Apr 10, 2022