**rthern Great Barrier Reef in midst of its worst bleaching event on record
 

**rthern Great Barrier Reef in midst of its worst bleaching event on record
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Australian scientists have confirmed what they have feared for months as a global coral bleaching event hit one ecological treasure after a**ther, from Hawaii to Indonesia.*

In a press release on March 29, the Australian Coral Bleaching Task Force an**unced that the **rthern portions of the Great Barrier Reef are in the throes of the most intense coral bleaching event on record there.*

SEE ALSO: Coral bleaching threat level raised on heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef


These parts of the reef contain some of the most pristine sections of the World Heritage site and are a major tourism draw for Australia.* Read more...


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