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, along with many others around the world.

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg describes the Great Barrier Reef as "the Manhattan of marine ecosystems”. Coral reefs are vitally important nursery grounds for fish and other marine life.

The Great Barrier Reef has been seriously damaged by too much ocean heat. According to University of Sydney: The damage is at catastrophic levels. And as stated by the National Oceanic and ...

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 ...