Coral refuges in Western Australia resist 2025 bleaching through record marine heat

Coral refuges in Western Australia resist 2025 bleaching through record marine heat

The team of scientists from James Cook University, University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University surveyed coral reefs in the West Australian Houtman Abrolhos group of islands (HAI), publishing their findings on the extraordinary heat resilience of its corals in the journal Current Biology.

Scientists find coral refuge in Western Australia showing rare heat resilience

SYDNEY, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A group of coral reefs off the Australian state of Western Australia (WA) has shown remarkable resistance to extreme marine heat, offering rare hope for reef survival under climate change, new research reveals. Researchers from Australia's James Cook University (JCU) and partner institutions found minimal coral bleaching at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands (HAI) despite massive and deadly