Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.
Meanwhile, the Pacific Ocean is seeing warmer temperatures recently partly due to El Niño. The weather pattern is causing ...
Particular concern raised for southern areas of the reef that have not been badly bleached since 2016 with ‘high risk’ of ...
Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, officials have confirmed. Bleaching occurs when heat-stressed corals expel the algae that gives them life and colour.
The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be ...
Soaring ocean temperatures are fueling destructive bleaching of the reef, as the world continues to burn planet-heating fossil fuels Soaring ocean temperatures are fueling destructive bleaching of ...