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Barrier Reef coral bleaching labelled 'major and significant' as Attenborough warns of 'grave danger'
2016-04-07 03:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is "major and significant", federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt says. Mr Hunt was commenting after he received his latest briefing from the Reef 2050 Independent Expert Panel about the current bleaching. The Minister's latest remarks come as prominent naturalist Sir David Attenborough declared the reef to be in "grave danger". "The event is still unfolding and the full extent and severity of bleaching may take several weeks to manifest," Mr Hunt...
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