Extreme coral bleaching event could spell worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef
The Guardian -

Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmedThe Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of what could be its worst summer on record with a widespread and extreme coral bleaching event coming on top of floods, two cyclones and outbreaks of coral-eating starfish, according to an official Australian government report.The “summer snapshot” report released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian...

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