This mortal coral: new bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef – in pictures
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Aerial surveys of Australia's Great Barrier Reef conducted in late 2016 and early 2017 show the Unesco world heritage site has suffered severe coral bleaching for the second year in a row. According to Prof Terry Hughes, who conducted the surveys, the bleaching is caused by 'record-breaking temperatures driven by global warming'.
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