Third of central, northern Great Barrier Reef corals dead

[Dexter]

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/huge-wake-up-call-third-of-central-northern-great-barrier-reef-corals-dead-20160528-gp6dc9.html#ixzz4A54uDRbV

More than one-third of the coral reefs of the central and northern regions of the Great Barrier Reef have died in the huge bleaching event earlier this year, Queensland researchers said. Corals to the north of Cairns – covering about two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef – were found to have an average mortality rate of 35 per cent, rising to more than half in areas around Cooktown.