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'Underwater bushfire' devastating reefs yet to let up

'Underwater bushfire' devastating reefs yet to let up

Some corals have been found to skip bleaching to go to instantaneous mortality after being hit with particularly extreme heat stress.

Famous beaches closed as monster swells lash coast

Famous beaches closed as monster swells lash coast

Famous beaches closed as monster swells lash coast

Famous beaches closed as monster swells lash coast

Huge waves have smashed Australia's east, closing beaches and causing damage along the coastline.

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Halt surfing amid shark boom, victim's friend says

Surfing on South Australia's west coast is now too dangerous because of a surge in the population of great white sharks, a friend of a shark attack victim says.

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Mining state moves to become 'conservation superpower'

Mining state moves to become 'conservation superpower'

Endangered species are being given hope as a state better known for mining adds an area equivalent to the size of Tasmania to its conservation estate.

'Summer from hell' sparks reef coral bleaching fears

'Summer from hell' sparks reef coral bleaching fears

Experts are bracing for the impact of another hot summer on the Great Barrier Reef after it suffered its worst coral bleaching of 2024.

Coral spawning program hailed a great success for reef

Coral spawning program hailed a great success for reef

Scientists have used an Australian-made coral restoration technique called Coral IVF to boost the outcome of the Great Barrier Reef's annual coral spawning.

Anger over handling of major reef health report

Anger over handling of major reef health report

The latest government cash splash for the Great Barrier Reef failed to mention a major report about its "very poor" prospects was about to drop.

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Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

Ocean health 'at tipping point' as climate threat grows

As climate change threatens the health of Australia's oceans, the government is developing a plan that will attempt to bolster the biome's sustainability.

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Warnings of reef at risk with centuries-first heating

Governments have welcomed the UN not listing the Great Barrier Reef as in danger, but new research shows water temperatures are at dangerously high levels.

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Heatwave, cyclones cast doubt on reef coral recovery

Coral cover was up across the Great Barrier Reef before the treasured ecosystem suffered a devastating marine heatwave and two cyclones, scientists say.

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

Scuba artists take a deep dive to draw inspiration

A Queensland artist and dive enthusiast is hosting drawing sessions at the Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef - waterproof paper supplied.

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Australia is allowing a foreign super trawler to harvest a threatened fish species off Tasmania, amid serious concerns about a population crash.

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Why land burials of whales dig a big hole for the ocean

Nature will be the big winner if Australia stops burying dead whales and gives the mighty creatures sea burials instead, researchers say.

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

Conservationists welcome downsized NSW wind farm zone

The federal government has given the green light to a downsized offshore wind farm zone stretching along the NSW Illawarra coast, south of Sydney.

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Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish

Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by the latest marine heatwave.

Dodging polar bears and scoffing butter on Arctic trek

A glaciologist from subtropical Queensland is about to embark on an epic Arctic trek that combines science, adventure and an obscene amount of butter.

Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists are rattled over the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it will not survive the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuels.

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Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

Ocean floor littered with plastic pollution: CSIRO

The ocean floor is littered with up to 100 times more plastic than what is on the surface, a landmark new estimate by the CSIRO suggests.

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

A picturesque bay off Brisbane is being smothered with huge volumes of sediment and urgent action is needed to rehabilitate river systems, a new study warns.

Mass coral bleaching occurring on most of barrier reef

Climate change is driving another mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef - the fifth in eight years.

More evidence of extensive summer bleaching on reef

Helicopter surveys have revealed extensive coral bleaching at almost 50 sites on the southern Great Barrier Reef.

First reports of severe coral bleaching on reef

Corals are dying from severe bleaching around the Keppel Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say.

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia has submitted a progress report to UNESCO as part of ongoing efforts to ward off an in-danger listing for the Great Barrier Reef.

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