Mass bleaching kill more than a third of the coral in northern & central Great Barrier Reef

Q.  Mass bleaching has killed what percent of the coral in northern and central parts of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia?
- Published on 31 May 16

a. 32%
b. 35%
c. 36%
d. 37%

ANSWER: 35%
 
Mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of the Australia Great Barrier Reef.
  • Corals to the south have escaped damage.
  • Researchers found that 35 percent of the 1400 mile reef’s coral reef are dead or dying.
  • Some parts of the reef have lost more than half of the coral to bleaching.
  • The extent of the damage have serious implications.

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