The Ocean Conditions That Are Bleaching the Great Barrier Reef May Be the New Normal in 20 Years
by The Daily Eye Team May 7 2016, 4:20 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 22 secsThe coral bleaching that has devastated Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef — and been described as the most extreme event in the reef's history — would have been almost impossible without human influence, according to a new study.
A recent aerial survey found that 93 percent of the smaller coral reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef showed signs of bleaching, which is due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures.