Posted on Mar 26, 2022
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is hit with mass coral bleaching yet again
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching repeatedly in recent years, where marine heat waves have turned large parts of the reef a ghostly white.
Now, it looks like the fourth mass bleaching in the last seven years is unfolding.
Abnormally hot ocean temperatures, as high as 7 degrees Fahrenheit above average, have stressed the reef in recent weeks even though autumn normally means cooler conditions. Scientists with Australian government agencies say some parts of the reef are experiencing severe bleaching as a result.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching repeatedly in recent years, where marine heat waves have turned large parts of the reef a ghostly white.
Now, it looks like the fourth mass bleaching in the last seven years is unfolding.
Abnormally hot ocean temperatures, as high as 7 degrees Fahrenheit above average, have stressed the reef in recent weeks even though autumn normally means cooler conditions. Scientists with Australian government agencies say some parts of the reef are experiencing severe bleaching as a result.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is hit with mass coral bleaching yet again
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSG William Jones As a "Visitor" to Australia, One of Many Week Long Port Calls. As a Freestyle Diver, You Screw Up Coral Reef, I Have a Problem with That! I'd rather admire Living Coral than Harvest Dead Coral.
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