Reports of Great Barrier Reef’s Death Have Been ‘Greatly Exaggerated’

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By Julie Fidler

New images of the Great Barrier Reef show that rising water temperatures have severely damaged the world’s largest reef system, which stretches for over 1,400 miles off the coast of Australia. [1]

How bad is it? Hmm. It depends on who you ask.

One scientist who visited the reef said that “if it was a person, it would be on life support.”

Last week, Outside Magazine reported that the Great Barrier Reef had “passed away in 2016 after a long illness.” Well, it’s not dead, but some researchers say it’s just barely hanging on. [2]

In May, researchers found that more than 1/3 …read more

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