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Scientists discover more than 90% of #GreatBarrierReef #coral studied in 2022 was bleached

source: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/climate/scientist-great-barrier-reef-coral-bleached-b2076952.html

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reefcoral surveyed this year was bleached, Australian #government scientists disclosed Tuesday in a new report.

"This is heartbreaking, this is deeply troubling, it shows that our (Great) Barrier Reef really is in very serious #trouble indeedโ€, said Simon Bradshaw, Director of Research at the Climate Council.

Bleaching is a phenomenon caused by global #warming, but this is the reefโ€™s first bleaching event during a La Niรฑa #weather pattern, which is associated with cooler #Pacific #Ocean temperatures.

#Australia #climate #crisis #environment #nature #sea #problem #news #science

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral studied in 2022 is bleached

More than 90% of Great Barrier Reefcoral surveyed this year was bleached, Australian government scientists disclosed Tuesday in a new report."This is heartbreaking, this is deeply troubling, it shows that our (Great) Barrier Reef really is in very...

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