a new study by scientists at the australian research council finds that the ongoing bleaching event is mainly due to human-caused global warming, and that if global warming proceeds as currently expected, “large parts” of the great barrier reef could die by the mid-2030s.
a new study by scientists at the australian research council finds that the ongoing bleaching event is mainly due to human-caused global warming, and that if global warming proceeds as currently expected, “large parts” of the great barrier reef could die by the mid-2030s.
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a unesco world heritage site, the reef has experienced unprecedented rates of bleaching over the past two decades, and additional warming of only 1 °c is anticipated to cause considerable losses or contractions of species associated with coral communities.