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August 7, 2024NatureOpen Access

Highest ocean heat in four centuries places Great Barrier Reef in danger

Benjamin J. Henley Helen McGregor Andrew D. King Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg Ariella K. Arzey David J. Karoly Janice Lough Thomas M. DeCarlo Braddock K. Linsley

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Mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in Australia between 2016 and 2024 was driven by high sea surface temperatures (SST)

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5d23bb6db643587567e89 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07672-x

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