{"id":2443,"date":"2016-03-30T07:44:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/30\/northern-great-barrier-reef-in-midst-of-its-worst-bleaching-event-on-record\/"},"modified":"2016-03-30T07:44:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:44:07","slug":"northern-great-barrier-reef-in-midst-of-its-worst-bleaching-event-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/30\/northern-great-barrier-reef-in-midst-of-its-worst-bleaching-event-on-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Great Barrier Reef in midst of its worst bleaching event on record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heronbleachingsml\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzI5LzZjL0hlcm9uYmxlYWNoLjMzYTMwLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/1893d406\/6ce\/Heronbleachingsml.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Northern+Great+Barrier+Reef+in+midst+of+its+worst+bleaching+event+on+record&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F29%2Fgreat-barrier-reef-worst-bleaching%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F29%2Fgreat-barrier-reef-worst-bleaching%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Australian scientists have confirmed what they have feared for months as a global coral bleaching event hit one ecological treasure after another, from Hawaii to Indonesia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a press release on March 29, the Australian Coral Bleaching Task Force announced that the northern portions of the Great Barrier Reef are in the throes of the most intense coral bleaching event on record there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/20\/coral-bleaching-australia\/\">Coral bleaching threat level raised on heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>These parts of the reef contain some of the most pristine sections of the World Heritage site and are a major tourism draw for Australia.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/29\/great-barrier-reef-worst-bleaching\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/ocean-acidification\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Ocean Acidification<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/el-ni-o\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">El Ni O<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/global-warming\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Global Warming<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/coral-bleaching\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Coral Bleaching<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/climate\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Climate<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/jnqh08gr5kc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian scientists have confirmed what they have feared for months as a global coral bleaching event hit one ecological treasure after another, from Hawaii to Indonesia.\u00a0 In a press release on March 29, the Australian Coral Bleaching Task Force announced &hellip; 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