This generation will probably see the demise of the Great Barrier Reef unless humanity acts with far more urgency to rein in climate change, according to scientists in Australia who released new research on heat in the surrounding ocean. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world and is often called the largest living structure on Earth.

Heat raises fears of Great Barrier Reef's demise within a generation. (2024, August 9). BusinessWorld, p. S1/11.