Climate change drives sharpest Great Barrier Reef coral loss in nearly 40 years

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2025-08-11 06:29:40

The Great Barrier Reef has recorded its steepest decline in hard coral cover in almost four decades, as climate change-induced heat stress, cyclones and outbreaks of coral-eating starfish drive the ecosystem to the brink.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-drives-sharpest-great-barrier-reef-coral-loss-in-nearly-40-years