Consider the following statements regarding coral bleaching in Great Barrier reefs 1 Warm water is r...........

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Consider the following statements regarding coral bleaching in Great Barrier reefs:

1. Warm water is responsible for the bleaching of great barrier reefs..

2. In, 2016 for the first time there is mass scale bleaching of great barrier reefs(more than 50 %) took place.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct:

1 only

2 only

both

none

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Explanation:

exp: statements 2 is incorrect and Coral across Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most devastating die-off on record, a new report says. In just nine months, bleaching caused by warmer water has killed around 67% of the coral in a previously pristine part of the reef, one of the natural wonders of the world. Warm water is responsible for the bleaching of great barrier reefs