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Aerial survey confirms severe damage to Great Barrier Reef from latest coral bleaching
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The decline in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest living structure, is accelerating, exacerbated by record sea temperatures, a leading coral scientist concluded after an extensive aerial survey.
The survey results confirm earlier indications that large parts of the reef had suffered a third mass coral bleaching event in five years.
