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Monsoon cooling helps Great Barrier Reef coral cover hold steady after bleaching

A late-summer monsoon in 2026 brought the Great Barrier Reef a reprieve from unfolding coral bleaching, aiding its initial recovery from recent climate-induced disturbances, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science's (AIMS) annual survey report on the ecosystem.

Monsoon cooling helps Great Barrier Reef coral cover hold steady after bleaching
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A late-summer monsoon in 2026 brought the Great Barrier Reef a reprieve from unfolding coral bleaching, aiding its initial recovery from recent climate-induced disturbances, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science's (AIMS) annual survey report on the ecosystem.

Originally published at Phys.org

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