Carian mengenai topik great barrier reef

Water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest, placing the world's largest reef under threat.

Bleaching is triggered by water temperature anomalies that cause corals to expel the colorful algae living in their tissues.

Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures.

Marine biologists are on high alert following months of record-breaking ocean heat fuelled by climate change and El Nino climate pattern.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that 64,000 people were without power on Friday due to the storm.

The latest storm warnings come roughly a month after tropical Cyclone Jasper caused widespread damage across the region.

More than 14,000 properties regionwide have lost power.

The cyclone is pounding hundreds of kilometres of northern coastline popular with tourists looking to visit the Great Barrier Reef.

The world's biggest coral reef ecosystem remained under "serious threat" from pollution and the warming of oceans.

The risk of pollution and irreversible damage to the reef is very real as the is mine less than 10 km from the Great Barrier Reef.

Scientists are scrambling to protect coral reefs as rising ocean temperatures destabilise delicate ecosystems.

UN experts warn the fading wonder has been "significantly impacted" by climate change.

Scientists surveying 87 sites said northern and central parts of the reef had bounced back from damage more quickly than some had expected.

Walaupun ia boleh kalis luntur dalam suhu air sejuk dalam masa terdekat, beberapa terumbu karang telah pun kelihatan mati.

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