Worst Great Barrier Reef bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard – looks like it’s been carpet bombed
Beneath the turquoise waters of Heron Island lies a huge, brain-shaped Porites coral which, in health, would be a rude shade of purplish-brown. Today this coral outcrop, or bommie, shines as white as snow. Professor Terry Hughes, an expert on coral bleaching at James Cook University, estimates that this living rock is at least 300 … Read more