Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
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Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.
The mass bleaching event comes as the world saw record-high sea surface temperatures and the hottest February ever recorded.
International research has found a staggering amount of Green Sea Turtles in the Great Barrier Reef, are female.
Economists estimate that Australia's Great Barrier Reef is worth a whopping $42.3 billion U.S. dollars.
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