Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching For The Second Year In A Row
Scientists say severe bleaching events have happened three other times in the past 20 years — but never in consecutive years. They fear that prolonged stress could kill the corals.
by Merrit Kennedy
Apr 10, 2017
2 minutes
For the second consecutive year, aerial surveys show severe coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
While severe bleaching events have occurred three other times in the past 20 years — in 1998, 2002 and 2016 — this
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