Great Barrier Reef, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. 11th June, 2016. Subtidal soft corals fringing the northernmost tip of the Australian continent still show evidence of bleaching, a month after the worst coral bleaching event in the Great Barrier Reef’s history in April/May 2016. Corals bleach in distress in response to high water temperatures, and climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of coral bleaching events worldwide. In this remote and previously relatively pristine northern section of the Reef it has been estimated that around a third of the bleached corals have died

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11 June 2016 – Great Barrier Reef, Cape York Peninsula, Australia – Subtidal soft corals fringing the northernmost tip of the Australian continent still show evidence of bleaching, a month after the worst coral bleaching event in the Great Barrier Reef’s history in April/May 2016. Corals bleach in distress in response to high water temperatures, and climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of coral bleaching events worldwide. In this remote and previously relatively pristine northern section of the Reef it has been estimated that around a third of the bleached corals have died or are dying.

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Northern tip of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Suzanne Long / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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