Great Barrier Reef corals dying at record speed

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 19, 2024 5:31 pm

SYDNEY, Australia — Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.

The Australian Institute of Marine Science said surveys of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer of mass bleaching, two cyclones, and flooding.

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