As the early morning sun rises over the Great Barrier Reef, light permeates the turquoise waters of a shallow lagoon, bringing more than a dozen turtles to life. These waters around Lady Elliot Island, off the east coast of Australia, offer some of the most spectacular snorkeling in the world – but they are also … Read more
The southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering extensive coral bleaching due to heat stress, the reef’s managers said on Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could occur across the vast, ecologically important area. An aerial survey conducted last weekend by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of … Read more
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg was only 10 years old when he first saw the Great Barrier Reef. That year, 1969, most young children around the world took inspiration from NASA’s mission to put an astronaut on the moon. But for Hoegh-Guldberg, the fine gray dust of the moon’s surface had nothing to do with the other world … Read more