Painstaking research has shown the shocking extent to which bleaching is killing coral on the iconic reef.
Monitoring coral condition is still ongoing as the Reef's fifth widespread bleaching event since 2016 continues to unfold.Aerial surveys were conducted over 1000 reefs spanning the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Torres Strait.
"Climate change is the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs globally," Beeden said.The Great Barrier Reef is but one of many coral reef systems across 53 countries that have experienced widespread coral bleaching in the last 12 months, prompting the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to announce a fourth global bleaching event.
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