The Great Barrier Reef experiences the most widespread bleaching ever recorded, with damage stretching throughout all three regions of the reef for the first time.
The Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the most widespread bleaching ever recorded, with 60 per cent of reefs across all three regions affected, according to a detailed survey of the system.Warmer sea temperatures have led to coral bleaching along the length of the Great Barrier ReefMarine biologist Terry Hughes says the reef is rapidly adapting to climate change
It is the third mass bleaching event on the reef in five years — a phenomenon primarily caused by greenhouse gas emissions, and one that had never been recorded before 1997. "We were hoping that this year would be a relatively mild bleaching event, but unfortunately that's not the case," said Professor Terry Hughes, head of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies.
"We were really shocked. No scientist expected to see three severe bleaching events in just five years."
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