Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching
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Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its biggest annual drop in live coral in two out of three areas monitored by scientists since 1986, a new report has revealed.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (Aims) report is the first to comprehensively document the devastating impacts of the early 2024 mass coral bleaching event - the most widespread and severe on record for the Great Barrier Reef.
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