Australia declares ‘mass bleaching’ at Great Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering a “mass bleaching event” as coral comes under heat stress from warmer seas, reef authorities said Friday. An aerial survey showed coral bleaching at multiple reefs, “confirming a mass bleaching event, the fourth since 2016,” said a report by the Reef Authority, which manages the world’s largest coral reef system. Coral suffered despite the cooling effect of the La Nina weather phenomenon which is currently […]