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An assessment of the Great Barrier Reef 's health released Friday reveals widespread bleaching of the world's largest coral organism, sparking fresh demands for the Australia n government to ditch fossil fuels and finally commit to protecting both the UNESCO site and planetary health. 'Corals on the Great Barrier Reef are not supposed to bleach in cooler La Nina summers. 2022 is a first, thanks to anthropogenic heating.
's Schindler said that the mission delegates must 'witness the severity and widespread nature of this devastating event and while out there the Morrison government should explain to the mission why they continue to approve and cut red tape for fossil fuel projects.'
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