Big Barrier Reef suffers the worst record of coral

Parts of the large barrier reef suffered the greatest annual decrease in coral coating because the records began almost 40 years ago, the new report said.

The northern and southern branches of the common Australian reef were affected by their most common coral whitening, Australian Institute of Maritime Science (Objectives) found.

In recent months, the reefs have been killed by tropical cyclones and flashes of marine marine spots that run on coral but thermal stress caused by climate change is the preferred reason.

AIMS warns that habitat can reach a turning point if corals cannot recover quickly enough between catastrophic events and faces a “flying” future.

The goals were interviewed by the health of 124 coral reefs between August 2024 and May 2025. He has been polled since 1986.

Often named the largest live structure in the world, the large barrier reef is 2300 km (1429 miles) of tropical corals, which houses a stunning biodiversity array. Repeatedly whitening events turn huge spots once bright coral white.

Coral is vital for the planet. According to the architect of the sea, it builds huge structures, which contain 25% of all marine species.

Whitening occurs when corals are stressed and white, because the water in which lives is too hot.

Stretched coral will probably die if you feel 1C (1.8f) above its thermal border for two months. If the water is 2C above, it can survive about a month.

Unusually warm tropical waters caused Widespread coral whitening at a large barrier reef in 2024 And in the first few months of 2025, the sixth such event since 2016.

As well as climate change, Natural weather conditions such as a child It can also play a role in mass bleaching.

The report shows that the reef “experienced an unprecedented level of thermal stress, which caused the most spatially and strong whitening,” the report stated.

According to the report, any recovery may take years and depended on the future reproduction of corals and minimal environmental disorders.

In the latest results of the goal of the most affected coral species were Acropora, which are sensitive to the heat and favorable food of the sea star.

“These corals are the fastest for growth and the first goes,” said ABC News, which deals with Dries research.

“The big barrier reef is such a beautiful, landmark place, it really is really worth fighting. And when we can give it a chance, it has shown the inherent ability to recover,” he said.

Success achieved in the Crown Government program of the Australian government, which killed more than 50,000 starfish, introducing them with vinegar or gross bile.

“Due to the Crown Stars Control Activities, there were no potentials installed, or serious marine stars outbreaks recorded at the GBR central reefs in 2025,” AIMS said.

Creatures come from a large barrier reef and are able to use a lot of corals. But since the 1960s, their number has increased significantly, and the nutrients from agricultural runoff on the basis of ground economy have been considered as the most likely cause.

Richard Leck from the WWF World Environmental Organization notes that the report shows that the reef is an “ecosystem under incredible stress” and scientists are concerned about what happens when “reef does not bounce the way it has,” he told AFP.

The drug said some coral reefs are already overwhelming the recovery scope, warning that a great barrier reef could suffer from the same fate without ambitious and fast climatic.

The great barrier reef was inheritance for over 40 years, but UNESCO warned that the Australian icon “threatens” from the warming of the seas and pollution.