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Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching

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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

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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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Source: Guardian - World News

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