Shocking truth about Great Barrier Reef! Two-thirds of world's largest coral system damaged in 'unprecedented' bleaching
The combined impact of this back-to-back bleaching stretches for 1,500 km, leaving only the southern third unscathed said professor Terry Hughes, Director of the James Cook University's Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies.
Apr 10, 2017, 13:41 PM ISTGreat Barrier Reef suffers severe coral bleaching for second year in a row
On Thursday, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) carried out the first survey for 2017 over the area between Cairns and Townsville in Queensland state.
Mar 10, 2017, 09:30 AM ISTBleaching kills 35 percent of coral in Great Barrier Reef
Results indicated that the worst affected area is located off the coast of Townsville and Papua New Guinea, while in the region located south of Cairns, the average mortality is 5 percent.
May 30, 2016, 12:22 PM IST