Global warming is killing the Great Barrier Reef, study says

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1923 GMT (0323 HKT) April 18, 2018

There are 'winners' and 'losers' among corals as they respond to the accumulating impacts of climate change.
Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
There are 'winners' and 'losers' among corals as they respond to the accumulating impacts of climate change.
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There are variations in the appearance of severely bleached corals. Here, the coral displays pink fluorescing tissue signalling heat stress.
Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
There are variations in the appearance of severely bleached corals. Here, the coral displays pink fluorescing tissue signalling heat stress.
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The different color morphs of Acropora millepora, each exhibiting a bleaching response during mass coral bleaching event.
Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
The different color morphs of Acropora millepora, each exhibiting a bleaching response during mass coral bleaching event.
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A bleached Acropora colony.
Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
A bleached Acropora colony.
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A severely bleached branching coral amongst the minimally bleached boulder coral.
Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
A severely bleached branching coral amongst the minimally bleached boulder coral.
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