Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades
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Record coral losses in Great Barrier Reef spark concern over escalating climate stress
Some of the reefs surveyed lost as much as 70 per cent of their corals.
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Great Barrier Reef sees sharpest annual coral decline in nearly four decades
Researchers say reef may reach a ‘point from which it cannot recover’
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Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery
Coral cover was up across the Great Barrier Reef before the treasured ecosystem suffered a devastating marine heatwave and two cyclones, scientists say.
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Scientists try to bolster Great Barrier Reef in warmer world
Below the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia is one of the world’s natural wonders, an underwater rainbow jungle teeming with life that scientists say is showing some of the clearest signs yet of climate change
The Independent UK ·
Great Barrier Reef’s record coral cover is good news but climate threat remains
The world heritage site still has some capacity for recovery but the window is closing fast as the climate continues to warm
The Guardian - AU ·
Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef show fragile comeback
Two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef sees the largest amount of cover in 36 years, new report says.
Al Jazeera ·
Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery
Fast-growing species of branching and plate-like corals push cover up but are also the preferred prey for crown-of-thorns starfish
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Great Barrier Reef coral cover at record levels after mass-bleaching events, report shows
Record coral cover is being seen across much of the Great Barrier Reef as it recovers from past storms and mass-bleaching events. But the new coral taking over is leaving the reef more vulnerable to future devastating impacts, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).
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