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Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer
In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. It's expected to rise even ...
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Great Barrier Reef undergoing mass coral bleaching event for 5th time in nearly a decade
The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event.
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Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years
The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022 ...
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Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say; "worst fears" confirmed
Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 1,400-mile expanse of tropical corals that house a stunning array of biodiversity. But repeated mass bleaching events ...
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Great Barrier Reef Update on 'Extremely Worrying' Heatwaves
Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing r.white@newsweek.com Deeper parts of the threatened Great Barrier Reef are protected against climate change, a new study has found ...
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Fatal heat wave strikes unspoiled swath of Great Barrier Reef
Seven months after Florida corals faced what scientists called their worst bleaching event ever, a similar emergency grips the Great Barrier Reef: Its famed corals are under unprecedented and ...
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Great Barrier Reef: Record high coral cover on parts of world's largest reef system
The Great Barrier Reef's northern and central parts have seen the highest amount of coral cover ever recorded Marine scientists say that coral across much of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has ...
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Great Barrier Reef wants more tourists to visit – and you can save money by learning to protect it
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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New 400-year temperature record shows Great Barrier Reef is facing catastrophic damage, researchers warn
The recent heat events in 2016, 2004, and 2022, were the next warmest three years on record. The impact on the Great Barrier Reef's unparalleled ecology and biodiversity over repeated sequences of ...
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Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Great Barrier Reef on one-way path to decay thanks to climate change with no end in sight, report says
The long-term future of the Great Barrier Reef is precarious with the impacts of global warming "locked in", a status report released on Friday said. Coral reefs have however improved in health ...
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Coral levels in some parts of Great Barrier Reef are at highest in 36 years
The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. From August 2021 to May 2022 ...