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Poppy Johnston

'Underwater bushfire' devastating reefs yet to let up

A widespread marine heatwave is killing coral reefs, including at a World Heritage-listed site. (HANDOUT/Wendy Mitchell, Environs Kimberley)

Australian corals reefs have been pummelled by unprecedented heat stress up to two times worse than has ever been recorded.

Roughly half of Western Australia's coastline, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ningaloo, has been enduring a reef-threatening marine heatwave and molecular ecologist Dr Kate Quigley warns higher temperatures are yet to subside.

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