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Mason Zimmer | February 4, 2025 4:44 pm

What is endangering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?

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Efforts are underway to plant new coral along the Great Barrier Reef
Retry Correct Incorrect The Guardian reports that the Great Barrier Reef has faced multiple periods of destructive coral bleaching due to rising sea temperatures over the last 30 years. And these bleaching events have only become more frequent in recent years.
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Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

What is endangering Australia’s Great Barrier Reef?

  • Mass bleaching events caused by climate change
  • Ships keep running into it
  • Illegal dumping of industrial waste
  • Micro-plastics poisoning the surrounding ecosystem
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