A powerful force is stopping the Indian Ocean from cooling itself – spelling more danger for Ningaloo

By Kelly Boden-Hawes, PhD Candidate in oceanography, The University of Western Australia
Nicole L. Jones, Professor of Physical Oceanography, The University of Western Australia

Widespread coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s coast has deeply alarmed scientists and conservationists.

Photos captured by divers, published by The Guardian last week, show severe bleaching at several sites along the reef, which runs for 260 kilometres off the state’s northwest.

A severe marine heatwave in the Indian Ocean off WA has caused the coral bleaching. In some places, surface temperatures…

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