Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing a major coral bleaching event, a clear sign of the ongoing heat stress from climate change. 🌡️🔥 The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) reported that a widespread, often referred to as a mass, coral bleaching event is currently unfolding across the reef.
\"While our aerial surveys show extensive coral bleaching in the shallow water areas, we need in-water surveys to determine the severity and depth range,\" said Roger Beeden, Chief Scientist at GBRMPA, in a video message.
This alarming development highlights the urgent need for action to protect and preserve one of the world's most biologically diverse marine ecosystems. 🐠🌍
