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Scientists Confirm: 93% of Great Barrier Reef Now Bleached
2016-04-21 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Great Barrier Reef is under siege from climate change and coal, with scientists confirming that 93 percent of the world heritage area is now suffering from severe coral bleaching. The unprecedented event, caused by climate change warming the ocean, is being called an environmental assault on the largest coral ecosystem on Earth. Only around 50 percent of the impacted corals are expected to survive, and in some areas, only a mere 10 percent may recover. So heavy is the toll, 56 scientists...
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