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Cold water devastates coral reefs off Japan: survey

Unusuallycoldwaterhasdevastatedsomeoftheworld'smostnortherlycoralreefs,whichlieoffthecoastofwesternJapan,anenvironmentministryofficialsaidWednesday.Theministrys

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Ultra-thin sun shield could protect Great Barrier Reef

Anultra-finebiodegradablefilmsome50,000timesthinnerthanahumanhaircouldbeenlistedtoprotecttheGreatBarrierReeffromenvironmentaldegradation,researcherssaidTuesday.

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Global coral bleaching five times greater than 1980s: study

Coralbleaching,adeadlydiseasethatstrikesreefswhenoceansheatup,hasrisennearlyfive-foldsincethe1980s,threateningthefutureofthesevitalecosystems,researcherssaidThu

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Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coralreefbleachingmaybeeasingafterthreeyearsofhighoceantemperatures,thelongestsuchperiodsincethe1980s,theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationsaidonMonday

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Great Barrier Reef suffered worst bleaching on record in 2016, report finds

​Higher water temperatures in 2016 caused the worst destruction of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a study has found.

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Coral bleaching found in Sydney Harbor

​Researchers have uncovered coral bleaching for the first time on record in Sydney Harbor, AAP reported on Tuesday.

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Aust'n gov't, environmentalist share concerns for Great Barrier Reef

Australia's environment minister has said bleaching in the world-famous Great Barrier Reef is "major and significant", after renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough said climate change has put the attraction in "grave danger".

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Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching worse than feared: Australian scientist

​Coral bleaching on the world heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is worse than feared after senior scientists have discovered that the impact is further south than first thought.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef being threatened by global bleaching event

Australia's great barrier reef is now being threatened by the third global coral bleaching event, the longest the world has ever seen, as the devastation could last well into 2017.

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided global coral bleaching event

Australia's Great Barrier Reef may have avoided a significant bleaching event this year, however it is not out of the woods just yet, a government minister said Thursday.