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Repeated disturbances from climate change and deteriorating water quality have changed some sections of the Great Barrier Reef from coral to algae. Photograph: David Wachenfeld/Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
October 25, 2019
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Scientists shocked by data showing loss of hard corals at 100 locations across Whitsundays, Magnetic Island, Keppel Islands and Palm Islands. Coral coverage around some of the most popular tourist islands on the Great Barrier Reef has dropped by almost half in the last 18 years, according to a new study. Scientists said they were “shocked” after analysing data from monitoring dives between 1999 and 2017...

 

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