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The Latest Breaking News from the Great Barrier Reef

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Hit By Record Bleaching

Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst bleaching event on record, the country's reef authority reported on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘one of the most severe’ coral bleaching events on record

Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.

The Hindu

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Struggles To Survive

Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.

International Business Times

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Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

AAP

Feat of clay: oldest pottery sheds light on trade route

A collaboration between traditional owners and researchers has uncovered the oldest pottery made in Australia on an island in the Great Barrier Reef.

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Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists are rattled over the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it will not survive the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuels.

AAP

Great Barrier Reef suffering ‘most severe’ coral bleaching on record as footage shows damage 18 metres down

Marine researcher ‘devastated’ by widespread event that is affecting coral species usually resistant to bleaching

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Parts of Great Barrier Reef insulated from bleaching

Coral bleaching has impacted most of the Great Barrier Reef, but scientists have found some parts may be 'insulated' from the effects of climate change.

AAP

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

AAP

We can’t pretend we’re doing enough if we want to give the Great Barrier Reef a chance to survive

With mass bleaching events so frequent, the prognosis is bad. Australia must lead with its actions on emissions and phasing out fossil fuel development

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching

Warming seas are threatening the home of thousands of marine species, but some corals can recover if temperatures cool.

Al Jazeera

Mass coral bleaching occurring on most of barrier reef

Climate change is driving another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef - the fifth in eight years.

AAP

Fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years hits Great Barrier Reef, marine park authority confirms

Particular concern raised for southern areas of the reef that have not been badly bleached since 2016 with ‘high risk’ of significant coral death

The Guardian - AU

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New images show extent of Barrier Reef coral bleaching

New footage has been released showing widespread coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, spanning 1100km from Lizard Island to the Keppel Islands.

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Bleaching fears along 1,000km stretch of the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south

AAP

New classification system for reef coral bleaching

A new classification system similar to the one measuring tropical cyclones is set to be used for coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia has submitted a progress report to UNESCO as part of ongoing efforts to ward off an in-danger listing for the Great Barrier Reef.

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Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco

Federal and Queensland governments are trying to convince UN body not to add the reef to list of world heritage sites in danger

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Floods after back-to-back cyclones damage iconic reef

Scientists say they are concerned about the impact back-to-back cyclones in north Queensland have had on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Great Barrier Reef sees 'minor damage' from cyclone

The Great Barrier Reef was largely unaffected by Cyclone Jasper but short and long-term threats to Australia's world famous natural wonder remain.

The Conversation

How an underwater sculpture trail plays a role in the health – and beauty – of the Great Barrier Reef

The widespread demise of coral reefs due to climate change is now a certainty. But what role does art have in our future for coral reefs?

The Independent UK

Australia travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

Cooler than cool cities like Sydney and Melbourne, sublime surfing beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, the Red Centre and the Outback – Australia’s diverse charms make for a trip like no other

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Spanish tourist dies while on Great Barrier Reef trip

A 76-year-old woman has died while on a snorkelling trip on the Great Barrier Reef as part of a 25-strong Spanish group.

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The scientist who was branded alarmist for exposing the fate of coral reefs

Australian researcher Ove Hoegh-Guldberg takes no joy in being proven right about coral bleaching. He says there’s still time to act – but only just

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