38 days ago

A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says ⊕⊕

found 2026 › Jan › 22 (Thu) @ 15:16 UTC

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The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022

Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels inten…

68 days ago

Great Barrier Reef’s Hamilton Island to be bought by US private equity firm in reported $1.2bn sale ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Dec › 24 (Wed) @ 01:45 UTC

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Blackstone says it has agreed to buy popular Whitsundays island from Australian winemaking family

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3 months ago

Great Barrier Reef may partially recover from 'grim future' if global warming stays below 2C ⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 06 (Thu) @ 07:05 UTC

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A new study has found certain corals are more resilient in warmer waters, giving hope to the world-famous reef.

Great Barrier Reef could recover from rapid coral decline if global heating was kept to 2C, study finds ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 05 (Wed) @ 11:05 UTC

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University of Queensland modelling warns of ‘grim future’ for corals once global temperatures cross threshold

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4 months ago

Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 29 (Wed) @ 01:05 UTC

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The ship's crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island

Woman in her 80s found dead on Great Barrier Reef’s Lizard Island after failing to return to cruise ship ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 28 (Tue) @ 11:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Police say death was ‘sudden and non-suspicious’ as investigations into incident continue

A woman in her 80s has been found dead after failing to board a cruise ship anchored off an island in the Grea…

6 months ago

Great Barrier Reef suffers worst coral decline on record ○

found 2025 › Aug › 05 (Tue) @ 19:50 UTC

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Reefs have been battered by cyclones and starfish that eat coral, but heat stress driven by climate change is the main cause of damage.

Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching ○

found 2025 › Aug › 05 (Tue) @ 15:30 UTC

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Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events

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10 months ago

British tourists who drowned near Great Barrier Reef were father and son ○

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 07:35 UTC

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Queensland Coroners Court names Robin and Owen Reed as the two Brits who drowned in Australia.

Two British tourists drown near Great Barrier Reef ○

found 2025 › Apr › 14 (Mon) @ 07:45 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

The men were found by a rescue helicopter, as was an Australian who is being treated in hospital.