Mass coral bleaching onthe Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia between 2016 and 2024 was driven by high sea surface temperatures (SST). The likelihood of temperature-induced bleaching is a key determinant for the future threat status of the GBR, but the long-term context of recent ...
Updated on: March 8, 2024 / 9:09 AM EST / CBS News High ocean temperatures lead to coral bleaching High ocean temperatures lead to devastating coral bleaching 02:56 The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems ...
The AIMS weather station at Davies reef, and this arial suggests that this area of reef is dominated by algae presumably growing over areas that were once coral, with sandy patches in-between. There is no evidence of recent bleaching from this aerial photograph, but rather patches of reef tha...
Marine ecologist Terry Hughes talks about the ongoing bleaching of the world’s most famous coral reef
Great Barrier Reef Hit by Bleaching as UNESCO Weighs 'In Danger' Listing More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A school of fish swim above a staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 25, 2019. REUTERS/...
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Climate change is the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef, experts say.The Great Barrier Reef experienced its fourth mass bleaching event on record in 2022 and scientists from an Australian government agency, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Autho...
400-Year Record: Great Barrier Reef In Peril November 7, 2024 Until now, scientists didn’t know if the Great Barrier Reef had faced extreme heat like this in its long time on Earth. Now, they know this is unprecedented within at least the past 400 years. New findings paint a dire ...
An underwater photo shows examples of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef. Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions.Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiativehas partnered with CNN ...
“For the first time, severe bleaching has struck all three regions of the Great Barrier Reef – the northern, central and now large parts of the southern sectors,” he said. Of the reefs surveyed this year about a quarter were severely affected, while a further 35% had modest levels of...