The Great Barrier Reef has long been the center of attention, given its highest amount of coral cover and mass bleaching events that endangered it. The monitoring of the reef’s health began 36 years ago by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) through aerial
Stretching for over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles), the Great Barrier Reef along the northeast coast of Australia is suffering its sixth mass bleaching. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), which oversees the reef system, confirmed the ongoing mass bleaching. The report came four
Billions of corals were witnessed spawning at the coast of Cairns, Queensland. The spawning event of corals in the Great Barrier Reef is indeed a regeneration of hope for the world’s largest coral reef system, which has been bearing the brunt of global warming-caused ocean
The World Heritage Committee under UNESCO has proposed to downgrade the status of the Great Barrier Reef for adding to the list of World Heritage sites “in danger.” The recommendation was made after observing the detrimental impact of climate change. The UNESCO committee said the
The Great Barrier Reef located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia is the world’s largest coral reef and the biggest single structure made by living organisms. Built by billions of tiny organisms (called coral polyps) over billions of years, it is