Marine conservationists warn that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst-ever coral bleaching event due to record ocean heat caused by the climate emergency.
Marine conservationists warned Thursday that Australia 's Great Barrier Reef may be suffering its worst-ever coral bleaching event amid record ocean heat fueled by the worsening climate emergency . The Australia n Marine Conservation Society said that bleached corals have been found at depths of up to nearly 60 feet, and 'some corals are starting to die as they face record marine heatwaves.
57 degree heating weeks —a measure of excessive heat over time—breaking the previous record of 11.8 DWH set in April 2020, according to data from the U.S. government's world-leading ocean agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 'I feel devastated. This bleaching event is the worst I have seen.
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