Australian scientists reported the sixth episode of massive whitening on the great coral barrier after 2016.
Researchers from several agencies of the federal government have announced that the famous reef has been reached by ” an extended whitening event ” in the summer 2024-2025.
” The prolonged thermal stress that hit the regions of the extreme north and northern reef caused extensive whitening, ” it is stated in a report published by the authority of the Marine Barrier Barrier, the Australian Marine Science Institute and the Commonwealth scientific and industrial research organization, notes Noi.md with reference to.
These episode marks the sixth massive bleaching event of the 2016 reef and the second time when a massive whitening was reported in consecutive years.
Coral whitening is a phenomenon that occurs when corals face thermal stress, expel symbiotic algae that live in their tissues and become completely white. The whitening itself is not fatal, but the white corals have a higher risk of starvation, and the recovery can take a decade or longer.
