Fossil evidence shows Great Barrier Reef survives sea level rise but not climate stress

NAMPA / Xinhua
2025-06-02
SYDNEY, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The Great Barrier Reef has historically withstood rapid sea level rise, but only in the absence of additional environmental stressors, new research led by the University of Sydney revealed on Monday. Drawing on fossil reef cores, a geological time capsule, drilled from the seabed beneath the current reef, the findings suggest that while sea level rise alone did not destroy the reef's ancient predecessor, a combinatio......
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