Aerial surveys revealed "prevalent shallow water coral bleaching" that was consistent with heat stress built up over summer.
Aerial surveys conducted by the Australian Institute of Marine Science revealed "prevalent shallow water coral bleaching" that was consistent with heat stress that has built up over the past summer.
"This unfolding coral bleaching event follows similar reports from reefs around the world during the past 12 months," the authority said in its latest"These Northern Hemisphere reefs have suffered coral bleaching as a result of climate change-driven elevated ocean temperatures, amplified by El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean."
However, scientists remain optimistic that the risk of coral mortality may reduce if conditions cool."The Reef has demonstrated its capacity to recover from previous coral bleaching events, severe tropical cyclones, and crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks," the authority said.
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