Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al-Saadi: There were concerns that Lahham would be placed under administrative detention.
Al-Saadi: The Israeli occupation authorities could not prove any allegations leveled against Nasser Lahham.
Lawyer Oussama al-Saadi: The oppressive Israeli measures of delaying Lahham's release had vengeful motives.
Nasser Lahham's lawyer said the journalist was released without any conditions or restrictions, adding that the conditions in which he was kept were terrible.
The Israeli occupation authorities release Al Mayadeen Palestine bureau chief Nasser al-Lahham.
Local Syrian sources: An Israeli airstrike targeted a tank and artillery battalion in the city of Izraa in the Daraa countryside
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in eastern Lebanon: 12 martyrs and 5 wounded in Israeli raids targeting the outskirts of Wadi Fa'ra in the northern Bekaa Valley
Local Syrian sources: More than 10 Israeli raids targeted Sweida, with information about more than five casualties from the Internal Security Forces
Local Syrian sources: Initial reports indicate that approximately 15 people were killed or wounded at the al-Radwan family's guest house in Sweida following a direct exchange of gunfire
Israeli media, citing Israeli political sources, reported that the Shas movement is expected to withdraw from the government within less than 24 hours

Great Barrier Reef at risk of second severe coral bleaching summer

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 25 Nov 2022 10:19
2 Min Read

Global warming further leaves its mark on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia as experts hope a well-times cyclone later in the year will help save them.

  • x
  • Great Barrier Reef (Reuters)
    Great Barrier Reef (Reuters)

This month, ocean temperatures across areas of the Great Barrier Reef reached record highs, raising worries of a second summer of severe coral bleaching, a report by The Guardian noted.

According to data from the US government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sea surface temperatures over the northern areas of the reef have been the highest for any November since 1985.

The report cited Professor Terry Hughes of James Cook University, a prominent scientist on coral bleaching, saying that he had never seen heat stress accumulate on the reef this early. Hughes further added that a “well-timed cyclone” in December could diminish the risk of bleaching.

The professor further noted that “it is certainly the case that temperature records are tumbling. The warning signs are clear.”

Sea surface temperatures in the northern and central #GreatBarrierReef are now 2 degrees centigrade hotter than the 2002-2011 average.

In absolute terms, it’s already about 29C in the north, with 3 months to go before the summer maximum. pic.twitter.com/Sb8qsTg6lM

— Terry Hughes (@ProfTerryHughes) November 24, 2022

Related News

Trump admin dismisses hundreds of employees at US climate agency

Ferocious solar storm brings aurora borealis to US, UK skies

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) proclaimed widespread bleaching last summer as the first occurrence during a La Nia - a climatic trend that has typically kept ocean temperatures low enough to avert bleaching.

On that note, Hughes highlighted that “according to NOAA’s predictions there’s a good chance we will see another back-to-back bleaching event. That was not supposed to be happening until the middle of this century.”

According to the current NOAA projection, extensive portions of the northern reef will likely see major bleaching by late January, with some places experiencing enough heat to induce coral mortality in the weeks following.

Moreover, forecasts for sea surface temperatures from the Bureau of Meteorology anticipate heat accumulating on over the reef in December and January.

It is also worth noting that the report emphasized that the current temperatures in the center and northern areas of the reef are roughly 2 degrees Celsius above average, according to observations.

Read more: Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffering 'widespread' bleaching

  • NOAA
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • US
  • coral reefs
  • Australia

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows damage after an Iranian attack at the al Udeid Airbase outside of Doha, Qatar, June 25, 2025 (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images show Iran attack damaged US comms dome in Qatari base

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025
An Israeli soldier abandons an excavator during an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades. Arabic text reads "The moment the soldier fled", July, 10, 2025 (Al Qassam Military Media)

Israeli media rue al-Qassam footage, alarmed by fighters among troops

  • Politics
  • 11 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Syrian government forces deploy at the Mazraa village on the outskirts of city of Sweida, where clashes erupted between Bedouin clans and Druze factions, southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Gulf-backed negotiations underway in Syria's Sweida to end clashes

UN: 798 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza
Palestine

UN: 798 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza

A damaged car is seen at a field that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Nabi Sheet village, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Hezbollah condemns Israeli Bekaa massacre, urges action from Lebanon

Palestinians walk next to the closed humanitarian aid distribution center of UNRWA, the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Israeli regime cuts electricity, water supplies to UNRWA Gaza offices

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS