Climate Home: Corals are dying rapidly and sustained high sea temperatures will make it harder than ever to recover, say researchers
A scientist assesses the damage in a bleached coral reef (Pic: XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
Corals affected by mass bleaching on the northern Great Barrier Reef are the sickest Australian scientists have ever seen.
The corals have been hit by unusually high sea temperatures a consequence of El Nio, the periodic blister of heat that bubbles up in the Pacific and started...