UN weighs listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in danger'

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 21, 2022 11:00 am

SYDNEY: The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef on Monday, assessing whether the World Heritage site is being protected from climate change as it suffers further widespread bleaching.

Higher-than-average temperatures have again caused severe bleaching in parts of the reef, authorities confirmed last week, dashing hopes a cooler La Niña summer could spare corals from another season of heat damage.

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