{"id":1513,"date":"2025-01-24T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/parts-of-great-barrier-reef-dying-at-record-rate-alarmed-researchers-say-worst-fears-confirmed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:12:46","slug":"parts-of-great-barrier-reef-dying-at-record-rate-alarmed-researchers-say-worst-fears-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/parts-of-great-barrier-reef-dying-at-record-rate-alarmed-researchers-say-worst-fears-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say; &#8220;worst fears&#8221; confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.  <\/p>\n<p>The Australian Institute of Marine Science said surveys of 12 reefs found up to 72 percent coral mortality, thanks to a summer of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">mass bleaching, two cyclones, and flooding<\/a><\/span>.   <\/p>\n<p>In one northern section of the reef, about a third of hard coral had died, the &#8220;largest annual decline&#8221; in 39 years of government monitoring, the agency said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Soft Corals Coral Bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef \" height=\"412\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/19\/02e26951-32a0-4c39-8d9e-e02905bee285\/thumbnail\/620x412\/7c36170af6104048441c5c5acf36937d\/gettyimages-1316053361.jpg?v=e306e7b9fefc168c00baa623d76d1eaf 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/19\/02e26951-32a0-4c39-8d9e-e02905bee285\/thumbnail\/1240x824\/6a17fc93c726b3e207e61aff4c1b05a9\/gettyimages-1316053361.jpg?v=e306e7b9fefc168c00baa623d76d1eaf 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Brett Monroe Garner \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Often dubbed the world&#8217;s largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 1,400-mile expanse of tropical corals that house a stunning array of biodiversity. <\/p>\n<p>But repeated mass bleaching events have threatened to rob the tourist drawcard of its wonder, turning banks of once-vibrant corals into a sickly shade of white.  <\/p>\n<p>Bleaching occurs when water temperatures rise and the coral expels microscopic algae, known as zooxanthellae, to survive. <\/p>\n<p>If high temperatures persist, the coral can eventually turn white and die.  <\/p>\n<p>This year had already been confirmed as the fifth mass bleaching on the reef in the past eight years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"ct5km-baa5-max-7d-v3-1-east-current.png \" height=\"393\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/03\/08\/7eb5cd20-5708-4d97-bee0-d27e450c0104\/thumbnail\/620x393\/792ceae57a171185c09c680f4a7956c4\/ct5km-baa5-max-7d-v3-1-east-current.png?v=e306e7b9fefc168c00baa623d76d1eaf 1x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">NOAA&#8217;s Coral Reef Watch alert system shows that many areas in and around the Great Barrier Reef are undergoing bleach alerts of varying degrees on their scale, which ranges from 1 to 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NOAA Coral Reef Watch<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But this latest survey also found a rapid-growing type of coral &#8212; known as acropora &#8212; had suffered the highest rate of death.   <\/p>\n<p>This coral is quick to grow, but one of the first to bleach.   <\/p>\n<p>Lead researcher Mike Emslie told public broadcaster ABC the past summer was &#8220;one of the most severe events&#8221; across the Great Barrier Reef, with heat stress levels surpassing previous events. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are serious impacts. These are serious losses,&#8221; he said.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwf.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">World Wildlife Fund-Australia<\/a>&#8216;s head of oceans, Richard Leck, said the initial surveys confirmed his &#8220;worst fears.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Great Barrier Reef can bounce back but there are limits to its resilience,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It can&#8217;t get repeatedly hammered like this. We are fast approaching a tipping point.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>Leck added the area surveyed was &#8220;relatively small&#8221; and feared that when the full report was released next year &#8220;similar levels of mortality&#8221; would be observed.   <\/p>\n<p>He said the findings reinforced Australia&#8217;s need to commit to stronger emission reduction targets of at least 90 percent below 2005 levels by 2035 and move away from fossil fuels.   <\/p>\n<p>The country is one of the world&#8217;s largest gas and coal exporters and has only recently set targets to become carbon neutral.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">ClimateWatch: Climate Change News &amp; Features<\/h3>\n<p>                      <a 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