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Scientists say parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef will never recover from the impact of unseasonably warm waters as more of the World Heritage Site comes under renewed threat from a recent spike in sea temperatures.
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A vacationer snorkels above coral in the tidal pond situated on Lady Elliot Island and 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
Natalie Friere, a plunging and snorkeling guide, swims through a characteristic entrance in a zone called the 'Coral Gardens' situated at Lady Elliot Island and 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 10, 2015.
Peter Gash, proprietor and administrator of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef locale for the Queenlsand Parks and Wildlife Service, amid an investigation of the reef's
Oliver Lanyon, Senior Ranger in the Great Barrier Reef district for the Queenlsand Parks and Wildlife Service, takes photos and notes amid an examination of the reef's condition in a territory called the 'Coral Gardens' situated at Lady Elliot Island
Oliver Lanyon, senior officer in the Great Barrier Reef district for the Queenlsand Parks and Wildlife Service, takes photos and notes amid an assessment of the reef's condition in a region called the "Coral Gardens" situated at Lady Elliot Island
A substantial bit of coral can be found in the tidal pond on Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, upper east from Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
Tourists remain before hovels that shape some portion of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort where a turtle burrows for nourishment among the coral in the island's tidal pond, north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
Peter Gash, proprietor and supervisor of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, gets ready to snorkel amid an examination of the reef's condition in a territory called the 'Coral Gardens' situated at Lady Elliot Island, north-east of the town of Bundaberg in
An Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS) jumper investigates substantial Porites coral on the Great Barrier Reef, in this freebee photograph discharged to Reuters on February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Matson/AIMS/Handout
Tourists snorkel close to a turtle as it searches for sustenance among the coral in the tidal pond at Lady Elliot Island north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
Peter Gash (L), proprietor and director of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef locale for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, amid an assessment of the reef's
Huts that shape some portion of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort can be seen where a turtle burrows for nourishment among the coral in the island's tidal pond, found 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015.
Dried coral lies on a shoreline as the sun sets on Lady Elliot Island found 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 10, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray