Great Barrier Reef threatened by unprecedented sea heat extremes, say scientists - Without action on climate change, our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth’s great natural ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the most densely populated ecosystem on Earth. ... Along with six species of sea turtles, the reef houses 17 species of sea snake, seven species of frogs, ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical danger from back-to-back bouts of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea is at its highest in four centuries, scientists report in the Aug ...

The Great Barrier Reef seen here in this NASA satellite image. Stretching along more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) of Australia's eastern coast is one of the world's most famous natural ...

During the past two years, Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef suffered its largest die-off ever recorded -- with an average of 67 percent of corals in one area declared dead, scientists said on ...

In the Great Barrier Reef, the average sea surface temperature has increased by more than 0.8 degrees Celsius since 1880, the authority says, with the warmest years happening in the past two decades.

Although the Great Barrier Reef survived sea level rise roughly 11,000 years ago, the world was very different back then. Coral reefs faced less stress from human impacts.

The first recorded bleaching event at the Great Barrier Reef occurred in 1998, and a second was observed in 2002. After a 14-year gap, four others occurred in close succession: in 2016, 2017, 2020 ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is all about superlatives. It is the world’s largest coral reef, extending some 1,400 miles off the east coast of Australia and covering some 133,000 square miles.

Fossil reef core analysis indicates the Great Barrier Reef can adapt to rapid sea level rise alone, but combined stressors such as warming, poor water quality, and increased nutrients threaten its ...

Ranking of the top 10 things to do in Great Barrier Reef. ... touring the crocodile farm and watching the snake ... If you need a break from exploring the reef, why not go 1,076 feet above sea ...

The Sea Women of the Great Barrier Reef are being skilled in reef conservation.(Supplied: Coral Sea Foundation)They've been learning to snorkel, scuba dive, drive boats, take underwater pictures ...