Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophic damage

8 Aug 2024
Under photo of coral bleaching
Bleached coral off the reef slope at The University of Queensland’s research station on Heron Island, March 2024. Image: Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg.

Leading scientists have found that sea surface temperatures on the Great Barrier Reef have reached a 400-year critical level, with human-induced climate change to blame.

In a collaborative research project, involving The University of Queensland’s Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and led by University of Wollongong and University of Melbourne researcher Dr Benjamin Henley, scientists confirmed human-induced climate change was responsible for rapid ocean warming in recent decades.

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