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The new data painting a bleak picture of the Great Barrier Reef

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral covering has declined for more than half of the reefs surveyed off the Queensland coast. That's according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science examining the health of these sites following a summer of disturbing weather events between 2023 and this year.
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