Great Barrier Reef over 70% bleached

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 18, 2024 12:55 am

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its most widespread bleaching on record, with 73 percent of surveyed reefs damaged.

Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 2,300-kilometer (1,400-mile) long expanse, home to a stunning array of biodiversity, including more than 600 types of coral and 1,625 fish species.

SAD SWIM Marine biologist Anne Hoggett inspects and records bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, 270 kilometers (167 miles) north of the city of Cairns, northeastern Australia on April 5, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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