Great Barrier Reef suffers third bleaching event in five years

Coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef Source: AAP

Aerial surveys of 1036 reefs in the past fortnight has revealed the northern, central and southern areas of the Great Barrier have all suffered bleaching.



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