Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its three regions over the last year, research released on Wednesday showed, following a mass bleaching of its corals that was among the worst on record.
Breakdown
- The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its largest coral cover decline in two of its three regions.
- A mass coral bleaching event, driven by a global marine heatwave, is responsible for the decline. 17s
- Coral cover dropped by about a quarter in the north and almost a third in the south between 2024 and 2025. 33s
- The 2024 bleaching event had the largest footprint ever recorded on the reef. 1m 20s
- Experts emphasize the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to secure the reef's future. 2m 14s