Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented

Source: The Guardian | Published: February 18, 2025, 12:56 a.m.

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Divers have documented evidence of what conservationists say is widespread coral bleaching at the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s north-west coast.

Photographs show bleaching at several sites along the 260km-long reef, including Turquoise Bay, Coral Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi (Exmouth Gulf).

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Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented

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