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During El Niño, a perfect storm of weather systems could spell disaster for the Great Barrier Reef

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Briefings

Recent research indicates that strong El Niño events in the Pacific can trigger complex atmospheric patterns thousands of kilometers away, potentially creating a 'perfect storm' of weather systems that combine to cause marine heat waves and coral bleaching, threatening Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Key points

• Strong El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean are currently underway and are raising the specter of marine heat waves and coral bleaching.
• New research reveals complex atmospheric patterns that can combine in a recipe potentially fatal for coral reefs.

Context

This finding addresses the risk of marine heat waves and coral bleaching threatening Australia's Great Barrier Reef during El Niño events.

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