'The Great Barrier Reef is dangerously close to another mass bleaching event, which would make it an unprecedented and catastrophic fourth such event in six years.' 9News
stands in danger of destruction, after the hottest year for the oceans on record.
The Climate Council said last year saw the excess heat absorbed by the ocean in 2021 was equivalent to the detonation of seven Hiroshima atomic bombs every second. "The last eight years have been the warmest years on record, so it isn't a surprise that we've seen increased frequency and severity of marine heatwaves," Dr Scott Heron of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies said.
"Queensland can be a global leader in renewable technologies, with some of the best natural resources in the world," she said.
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