Great Barrier Reef: cooler weather reduces threat of mass bleaching outbreak this summer

Cloud and rain over the past 10 days bring much-needed relief to heat-stressed coral, government authority saysGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe risk of widespread coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef has subsided after cloud and rain over the past 10 days caused "substantial cooling" of heat-stressed corals, according to the government's reef management authority.Scientists and conservationists have feared it could suffer its sixth major mass bleaching outbreak this summer with record high temperatures over the reef in December.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading...