Sydney (AFP) – Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.

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An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning ...

"It has gone deep, it's not just the top of the reef that is bleaching. Many different species of coral are bleaching." Branching through shallow waters along Australia's western coast, the 300km ...