Other Animal Disease — Australia
The burning of fossil fuels has caused the largest die-off of coral ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef, Australian scientists say. Two thirds of all coral in the northern third of the reef is dead after a mass bleaching event earlier this year [2016], new dive surveys show. Leading reef expert Professor Terry Hughes says warmer waters caused by human-induced climate change have cooked corals in the north, which had been the most pristine part of the World Heritage-listed ecosystem.
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