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‘Catastrophic’: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds

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Scientists tracked 462 colonies of corals at One Tree Island in the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef .

Only 92 coral colonies escaped bleaching entirely and by July , 193 were dead and a further 113 were showing signs of bleaching.

Researchers said they encountered “catastrophic” scenes at the reef.

One genus of coral Goniopora was observed bleached and then afflicted with a flesh-eating disease known as black band.

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