- On August 30, an Australian government report downgraded the reef's future outlook from "poor" to "very poor."
- Coral bleaching as a result of global warming is a key reason for the reef's decline.
- Coral reefs provide a home for 25% of all marine life, are an incredible natural resource for breakthrough medicines, and half a billion people depend on them for food and work.
- Experts say the time to take action is now , and if nothing is done, this world wonder as we know it today could be gone by 2050.
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The Great Barrier Reef is at a critical tipping point and could disappear by 2050
The Great Barrier Reef is at a critical tipping point that will determine its long-term survival.
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