
Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching
Published on: Aug. 6, 2025, 4:35 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The 2024 event had the largest footprint ever recorded on the reef, with high to extreme bleaching across all of its three regions, the report said. The Great Barrier Reef is not currently on UNESCO's list of world heritage sites that are in danger, though the UN recommends it should be added.