Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at 'catastrophic' levels Marine scientists at the University of Sydney have published the first peer-reviewed study of the 2024 mass bleaching on the southern Great Barrier Reef.

"...results revealed 66 percent of #coral colonies bleached by February 2024; 80 per cent by April. By July, 44 percent of bleached colonies died, with some coral genera, like #Acropora, experiencing a staggering 95 percent mortality rate." 🌎 #climatecchangeisreal

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