Monsoon cooling helps Great Barrier Reef coral cover hold steady after bleaching
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- The Conversation AU·3h agoReef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time
© AIMS | LTMP, CC BY-NC-ND Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of a small country. However, cycles of disturbance and recovery threaten to turn its colourful coral gardens into algal-dominated seascapes –…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Phys.org Science·9h agoMonsoon cooling helps Great Barrier Reef coral cover hold steady after bleaching
A late-summer monsoon in 2026 brought the Great Barrier Reef a reprieve from unfolding coral bleaching, aiding its initial recovery from recent climate-induced disturbances, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science's (AIMS) annual survey report on the ecosystem.
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