Coral Bleaching

One-third of the Great Barrier Reef has died due to coral bleaching

One-third of the Great Barrier Reef has died due to coral bleaching

BY CHEYENNE ELLIS ’21

A new study discovered that an underwater heat wave two years ago resulted in the death of one-third of the Great Barrier Reef, according to The New York Times. Though the Reef is a physical and sedentary piece of the Australian underwater landscape, it is a living and vibrant collection of coral and other organisms.