Nine out of ten reefs forming the Great Barrier Reef affected by mass bleachings over summer

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching Source: AAP / J. Sumerling/AP

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A newly released government report from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority confirms it's the fourth mass bleaching event in seven years.

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