The Great Barrier Reef has again been hit with 'widespread' bleaching, authorities said Friday, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's northeast threaten the already struggling World Heritage site.
, as higher-than-average ocean temperatures off Australia's northeast threaten the already struggling World Heritage site.Surveillance flights over the reef revealed damage due to heat stress ranging from minor to severe bleaching across the 2,300-kilometer network of corals, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said.
"The most heavily impacted reefs are around the Townsville region. There have also been reports of early mortality where heat stress has been the greatest." While recent changes are not yet classified as a mass bleaching event, the Australian Marine Conservation Societyas"disastrous news", particularly during a La Nina weather pattern, which is usually associated with cooler ocean temperatures.
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