World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says
London, UK Reuters The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said. Marine biologists are on high alert following months of record-breaking ocean heat fuelled by […]
Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching as UNESCO weighs “in danger” listing
Melbourne, Australia Reuters The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations officials reviewing whether the reef should be listed as being “in danger”. Australia last year dodged an “in danger” listing for the reef, a […]
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef status lowered to critical and deteriorating
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters The health of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s most extensive and spectacular coral reef ecosystem, is in a critical state and deteriorating as climate change warms up the waters in which it lies, an international conservation group said. The World Heritage-listed site off Australia’s north-eastern coast has lost more than half its […]
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef might lose ability to recover from warming
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral in the last three decades and scientists fear the loss caused by frequent bleaching will compromise its ability to recover. Record-breaking temperatures that triggered bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 have meant fewer small, baby corals and breeding adult ones, said Terry […]