Global warming is killing the Great Barrier Reef, study says
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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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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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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Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
A bleached Acropora colony.
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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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Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
Dramatic coral bleaching, seen in Australia's Great Barrier Reef from March 2016.
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Photos: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers 'extreme' coral bleaching
Some of the bleaching of reefs in the northern section has been described as "extreme."
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