Great Barrier Reef Hit by Worst Coral Die-Off on Record, Scientists Say About two-thirds of the shallow-water coral on the reef’s previously pristine, 430-mile northern stretch was dead, researchers reported. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:U.K. Health System Creaks ‘Under Pressure as Never Before’Mumbai Shuts Down as Protests Erupt Over Caste TensionsStorm Eleanor Batters EuropeRussia and Venezuela’s Plan to Sidestep Sanctions: Virtual CurrenciesWhat is Unrwa and What Would It Mean if Trump Cuts Its Funding?Matter: In the Bones of a Buried Child, Signs of a Massive Human Migration to the Americas