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Aerial survey reveals severe damage at Great Barrier Reef from latest bleaching event
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SINGAPORE - 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 has concluded after an extensive aerial survey.
The survey results confirm earlier indications that large parts of the reef have suffered its third mass coral bleaching event in five years.
