Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 21:51
in Earth & Climate
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Warm seas around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday.