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'Underwater bushfire' devastating reefs yet to let up

Some corals have been found to skip bleaching to go to instantaneous mortality after being hit with particularly extreme heat stress.

AAP · Apr 11, 2025

'Unprecedented' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025

'Shocking' Mass Bleaching Drains Life From Australian Reef

Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025

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Dick Smith enters nuclear debate but CSIRO analysis shows his argument in meltdown

The entrepreneur claims agency exaggerated the costs of the Coalition plan despite it using best-case scenario South Korea as the benchmark

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2024

Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution

Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures – but only to a point.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2024

Ningaloo Reef coral crossbred for first time to improve resilience against warming waters

With bleaching events expected to increase to once a year by 2046, researchers in Western Australia hope coral crossbred to survive in higher temperatures will help save the Ningaloo Reef.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2023

Breeding program at Ningaloo Reef helps coral warm to task

Scientists are breeding extra-tough coral at Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in a bid to beat mass bleaching.

The New Daily · Apr 19, 2023

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They breed 'em tough at Ningaloo as coral warms to task

Scientists at WA's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef are breeding extra-tough coral capable of surviving climate change-induced mass bleaching events.

AAP · Apr 19, 2023

Researchers use latest dental scanning technology to study young coral

Teeth and coral are both calcium-based and require measuring tools that can withstand wet surfaces.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Bleaching at Ningaloo Reef puts scientists on high alert, as they test coral DNA for heat resistance

Top marine scientists say Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is at further risk of coral bleaching, with signs of heat stress on the northern fringes, as unusually hot water moves from Indonesia down the WA coast.

ABC News · Apr 3, 2022

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