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"Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of a mass bleaching event,
officials have confirmed.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and the Great Barrier Reef
Marine Park Authority said on Friday that they have detected widespread damage
at the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Aerial surveys conducted by the two authorities across two-thirds of the marine
park confirmed that a widespread coral bleaching event is unfolding across the
Great Barrier Reef. It is the fifth time in eight years scientists have seen
extensive damage on the reef.
“The results are consistent with what we have seen with above average sea
surface temperatures across the Marine Park for an extended period of time,”
says Reef Authority chief scientist Dr Roger Beeden.
“Aerial surveys of the Reef have revealed prevalent shallow water coral
bleaching on most surveyed reefs.”"
Via Rixty Dixet.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
