Guardian - 19 January 2018, 23:00 (+ 2291 days 18 hours and 11 minutes) Earth
Photographs show only localised bleaching but there is concern it has come so early in the seasonWarm water has already begun bleaching coral on the Great Barrier Reef, weeks ahead of the period with highest forecast risk. Satellite data suggest widespread bleaching is possible by March.Selina Ward, a coral reef biologist from the University of Queensland, has photographed the bleaching, which she said appeared to be very localised so far, but was concerning because of how early in the season it was. Continue reading...