However, the reef's future is in jeopardy if global warming continues unchecked. The United Nations has recommended adding the Great Barrier Reef to the list of world heritage sites in danger ...

and that if global warming proceeds as currently expected, "large parts" of the Great Barrier Reef could die by the mid-2030s. SEE ALSO: Coral bleaching has devastated 93% of the Great Barrier ...

Rising atmospheric carbon levels as a result of global warming is making waters around the Great Barrier Reef acidic at a higher than expected rate. Rising atmospheric carbon levels as a result of ...

Hughes said the coral bleaching event is a sign that global warming threatens the iconic but fragile Great Barrier Reef ecosystems. Water temperatures in the Coral Sea, which encompasses much of ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef ... will continue warming for at least ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its third mass bleaching episode, which began in 2016. These events, which are spurred by warming waters, pose a dire threat to coral life, researchers ...

But global warming has rapidly accelerated this process ... The first mass-bleaching event that occurred on the Great Barrier Reef was in 1982. As bleaching events are becoming more severe ...

12, 2025 — Researchers are designing a global real-time monitoring system ... Fishing and Conserving in Great Barrier Reef's Marine Reserves Feb. 5, 2025 — A new study of the Great Barrier ...

Bleaching of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef, north-east Australia which is caused by global warming The Great Barrier Reef became a recognised area of ecological importance when it was ...

The Great Barrier Reef is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site and is the world's largest coral reef system.