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Coverage dated March 24, 2022

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event

Headline from Local News 8

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering its sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday. The update comes mid-way through a 10-day monitoring mission by UNESCO scientists as they consider whether to add one of the…

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  1. Local News 8

    Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event (opens Local News 8)

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    By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering its sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday. The update comes mid-way through a 10-day monitoring mission by UNESCO scientists as they consider whether to add one of the…

  2. ZME Science

    The fourth "mass bleaching" event is ongoing in the Great Barrier Reef, says Australian Government (opens ZME Science)

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    The reef is under immense heat stress due to climate change.

  3. France 24

    Australia declares 'mass bleaching' at Great Barrier Reef (opens France 24)

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    Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering "mass bleaching" as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities said Friday, in a blow widely blamed on climate chang…

  4. New York Times

    ‘Can’t Cope’: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Suffers 6th Mass Bleaching Event (opens New York Times)

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    This year offers a disturbing first: mass bleaching in a year of La Niña. The grim milestone points to the continued threat of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Great Barrier Reef in fourth mass bleaching event since 2016 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    World’s largest coral reef system under stress despite La Nina weather phenomenon associated with cooler temperatures.

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