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The Great Barrier Reef's third mass bleaching event in five years is also its most widespread, according to new data released Tuesday.
Coral Reef Tipping Point: ‘Near-Annual’ Bleaching May Occur Globally, Scientists Say
Tropical coral reefs are at a critical tipping point, and we've pushed them there, scientists say. Climate change may now cause previously rare, devastating coral bleaching events to occur in tropical coral reefs around the globe on a 'near-annual' basis, reported The Guardian.
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The Great Barrier Reef, a natural wonder that once teemed with life, just experienced a major coral bleaching event, according to scientists who conducted aerial surveys over hundreds of individual reefs, as The Guardian reported.
'The Great Barrier Reef is on a Knife Edge': Reef Faces Third Major Bleaching Event in Five Years
Australian wildlife cannot catch a break.
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Coral Reefs Could Be Completely Lost to the Climate Crisis by 2100, New Study Finds
Researchers released a sobering study this week showing that all of the world's coral reefs may be lost to the climate crisis by 2100.
Climate Activists Outraged as Siemens Backs Adani Coal Mining Project in Australia
Siemens has announced it will remain involved in a controversial coal mining project in Australia, despite massive environmental criticism as the country continues to be ravaged by bushfires.
Australia, Your Country Is Burning — Dangerous Climate Change Is Here With You Now
By Michael Mann
After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I'm studying the linkages between climate change and extreme weather events.
A team of British and Australian scientists have discovered an innovative way to help coral reefs recover from the climate crisis and other human-caused damage: loudspeakers.
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By Marlene Cimons
Scientist Tim Gordon studies how rising temperatures are damaging corals in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where intense cyclones and warm waters have caused extensive damage in recent years. What he sees brings him to tears.
The government agency that manages Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Friday downgraded its outlook for the condition of the coral system from "poor" to "very poor."
Could an undersea volcanic eruption help the Great Barrier Reef recover from coral bleaching?