It is the third time in 18 years that the Great Barrier Reef, which teems with marine life, has experienced mass bleaching after previous events in 1998 and 2002.-AFP
Sydney (AFP) - More corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Wednesday.
A swathe of corals bleached in the northern third of the 2,300-kilometre (1,429-mile) long biodiverse site off the Queensland state coast died after an unprecedented bleaching earlier this year as sea temperatures rose.
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