WOLLONGONG, New South Wales, Australia, August 8, 2024 (ENS) – A new 400-year temperature record published today shows the world’s largest coral reef is experiencing catastrophic damage. Warming sea ...

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An AFP team saw bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef during a recent visit – Copyright AFP DAVID GRAY Australia’s spectacular ...

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most stunning natural wonders, is facing a dire threat. Scientists have discovered that this iconic ecosystem is experiencing unprecedented coral bleaching, ...

A team of marine scientists from the University of Sydney has published the first peer-reviewed study documenting the devastating coral bleaching events that occurred on the southern Great Barrier ...

Scientists documented the “most spatially extensive” bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef since records began, driven by sweltering ocean temperatures in 2024 ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is experiencing one of its worst bleaching events since monitoring began nearly four decades ago, authorities say, with much of the famed reef showing signs of damage as ...

Aerial surveys conducted across the Great Barrier Reef during the 2024 Southern Hemisphere summer documented the most geographically widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded on the system. Very ...

Coral bleaching in World Heritage site worse than originally thought Queensland, Australia – Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef appears to be far worse than originally thought, ...

Warming waters threaten World Heritage icon. Reports that an island in northern Australia is experiencing the worst coral bleaching since 2002 is sparking renewed concern for the Great Barrier Reef.

This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large mass of warm water has slowly moved south from ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels, a new study has ...