ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — From across the world to right here in New York are lessons we can learn from studying climate change in the Great Barrier Reef. I’m told it’s all about taking action.

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world.

In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite ...

To say that the Great Barrier ... Panel on Climate Change projects annual bleachings by as early as 2030. One possible result: a "functionally extinct" ecosystem by 2050. The reef attracts about ...

A team of scientists tracked more than 400 corals that experienced intense ocean heat last year. More than half the corals died.

Jan. 14, 2025 — Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From ... Jan. 10, 2025 — To help ...