Washington Post: Scientists have declared that key portions of the Great Barrier Reef -- over a thousand miles long and the largest living structure on the planet, according to Australias Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority -- are now seeing the worst coral bleaching in recorded history.
Were seeing very severe bleaching in the northern part of the reef, said professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University, where he heads the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies....