The iconic Ningaloo Reef is in trouble after a a vast underwater heatwave caused a devastating bleaching event. The reef, ghostly white instead of its usual vibrant rainbow of colors, was filmed ...

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A recent survey of 21 sites across the Ningaloo Reef suggests a coral death rate between 1 to 5 per cent. Bleaching old-growth corals have highlighted the extent of the damage. Scientists say a ...

Now Ningaloo Reef is bleaching in earnest. The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching too in the waters from Cape York down to Townsville. This appears to be the first time these two World Heritage-listed ...

An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white. A months-long ...

And Ningaloo is a fringing reef – the world's largest – which means it is close to shore, so you don't need a boat to reach it. From Perth, the state capital, I flew for two hours north to ...