Great Barrier Reef: Australia Plays on Time

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UNESCO calls for more protection measures for the Great Barrier Reef. The reef is in danger because of the climate crisis. However, the UN Organization for Education and Culture does not classify the world's natural heritage as "hazardous".

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The Ningalo reef, a heritage of mankind on the west coast of Australia, is in an unprecedented crisis due to a wave of sea heat that has caused massive bleaching of its corals. Scientists compare the phenomenon with a “submarine forest fire”, as abnormally high temperatures have affected both Ningalo and the Great Barrier Reef, something that had never happened simultaneously. This event is part of the fourth global reef bleaching, which has alr…