Reef enters crucial bleaching period

Saturday, March 7, 2020

CANBERRA, Australia -- The Great Barrier Reef is facing a critical period of heat stress over the coming weeks following the most widespread coral bleaching the natural wonder has ever endured, scientists said Friday.

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