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Jessica Benthuysen, Physical Oceanographer, Australian Institute of Marine Science

Reef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of a small country.

However, cycles of disturbance and recovery threaten to turn its colourful coral gardens into algal-dominated seascapes – then back again. And these cycles are becoming more volatile as our world warms.

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