Almost all coral at Lizard Island died after 2024 bleaching event

Almost all coral at Lizard Island died after 2024 bleaching event

Last year’s bleaching was part of a global marine heatwave that hit tropical reefs across the planet

Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers severe coral loss after 2024 bleaching

Sydney: Lizard Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered one of the world's worst coral die-offs, with 92 per cent of surveyed corals lost after the 2024 bleaching event, new research has revealed.  Researchers used drone imagery to assess the Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event in 2024 at Lizard Island, where 96 per cent of corals were bleached and mortality averaged 92 per cent, with some sites losing over 99 per cent of corals, ac…