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Most of the Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied This Year Was Bleached
Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached, though scientists hope that most of the coral affected this year will recover.
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Australia Is Pledging $704M to Save Great Barrier Reef. Critics Say It Won't Address the Real Problem
The Australian government has pledged to spend another 1 billion Australian dollars ($704 million) over nine years on improving the health of the Great Barrier Reef after stalling a UNESCO decision on downgrading the natural wonder’s World Heritage status.
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Australia Avoids UNESCO Downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
Australia has garnered enough international support to defer an attempt by the United Nations’ cultural organization to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status because of damage caused by climate change
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Australia to Fight UN Proposal Downgrading Great Barrier Reef Health Status
Australia says it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists are applauding the U.N. World Heritage Committee’s proposal.
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Coral Reef Taller Than Empire State Building Discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
An enormous, 1,600-foot-tall coral reef was discovered in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists announced Monday, in the first such find in more than a century.
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