Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef faced bleaching and then death in 2024. Their alarming findings serve as a "wake-up call" for ...

JCU researchers are looking into measures of past temperature variation to better predict the risk of bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.Research ...

Marine scientists tracked coral colonies in a remote area of the Great Barrier Reef and found that corals previously more resilient to bleaching suffered devastating and fatal bleaching during ...

A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

The Great Barrier Reef is renowned for its stunning biodiversity and crystal-clear waters. However, it faces challenges like climate change and coral bleaching, threatening its delicate ecosystem.

The resilience of coral reefs is being tested ... bleaching in protected reefs of the Southern Great Barrier Reef Running head: Catastrophic bleaching in the Southern GBR, University of Sydney ...

Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality ... coral bleaching events that occurred on the southern Great Barrier Reef in early ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

The southern Great Barrier Reef ... this catastrophic bleaching event.” The research also highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality.

Severe mass bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef had previously been observed in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2022. The 2022 bleaching was the first during a La Niña event, El Niño’s ...