Environment Alert: Great Barrier Reef has experienced its most widespread bleaching event on record, scientists say

Severe bleaching, which damages and can kill corals, imperils the 1,400-mile-long World Heritage site. The bleaching, which came during an unusually hot summer in Australia, adds to evidence that climate change is behind increasingly frequent and severe marine heat waves.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Environment Alert Apr 6, 12:00 PM     Great Barrier Reef has experienced its most widespread bleaching event on record, scientists say Severe bleaching, which damages and can kill corals, imperils the 1,400-mile-long World Heritage site. The bleaching, which came during an unusually hot summer in Australia, adds to evidence that climate change is behind increasingly frequent and severe marine heat waves. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071