The world's biggest coral system had seen only two mass bleaching events before 2016.
Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching event, officials have confirmed.It is the fifth time in eight years widespread damage has been detected at the Unesco World Heritage site.
"Claims that Australia is taking the health of the Great Barrier Reef seriously ring hollow when we continue to expand and subsidise the coal and gas industry to the tune of billions every year."The volunteers helping to map the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said in-water examinations are underway to determine the severity and depth of the damage - which likely varies greatly across the reef.
Over the past decade the reef has rebuilt itself from other mass bleaching events, severe tropical cyclones, and crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, he added.
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