Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
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Minor bleaching is seen to a Acropora colony at Lagoon Reef at the northern Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, Dec. 18, 2024. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)A diverse coral assemblage is seen despite impacts from the 2024 bleaching event at Pompey Reef at the northern Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, on Jan. 1, 2025. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)Crown-of-thorns starfish are seen at Tern Island on the northern Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, on Jan. 14, 2025. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)A diver inspects coral at the Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, Sept. 23, 2024. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)Broken hard coral is seen at Lady Musgrave Island following storm damage on the northern Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, on Nov. 6, 2024. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)
Minor bleaching is seen to a Acropora colony at Lagoon Reef at the northern Great Barrier Reef in far North Queensland, Australia, Dec. 18, 2024. (Australian Institute of Marine Science via AP)
