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Australia's Great Barrier Reef sees sharp decline in coral cover in 2 regions
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass bleaching of its corals that was among the worst on record.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on record
According to Al Jazeera, the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) said on Wednesday that it surveyed the health of the reefs between August 2024 and May 2025 and found the "most spatially extensive" bleaching since records began in 1986, which was "predominantly driven by climate change-induced heat stress".
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Australia’s environment minister said on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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