Coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its largest annual decline since records began, a report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has found. AIMS surveyed the health of 124 coral reefs between August 2024 and May 2025, finding that 48% of reefs underwent a decline in percentage coral cover.
CNN: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds
Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds
Yahoo: What it's like to night dive on the Great Barrier Reef
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living structure, so big, it can be seen from space. Photograph by Kieran Stone, ...
CNN: ‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet
As the early-morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, its light pierces the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters that surround Lady ...
‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet
The Conversation: World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave
Official analysis of 124 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover has dropped sharply after a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2024, prompting grave fears over the trajectory of the natural ...