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Coral reefs hit by worst global bleaching event
Australia

Bleached staghorn coral. Photo: Dr Jodie Rummer
Aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns, Australia, to Papua New Guinea reveal that the most pristine section of the Great Barrier Reef is currently experiencing the worst, mass bleaching event in its history, with the overwhelming majority of reefs being ranked in the most severe bleaching category
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