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Guardian: An alarming set of reports on the condition of the Great Barrier Reef published on Wednesday say its overall condition in 2011 declined from moderate to poor, and highlights that reef-wide coral cover has declined by 50% since 1985.
The series of reports blame part of the reef's poor health in 2011 on extreme weather conditions including tropical cyclone Yasi, and high rainfall which resulted in "higher than average discharge" from a number of river catchments runoffs.
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Australia: Great Barrier Reef’s condition declined from moderate to poor in 2011
Posted by Guardian: Oliver Laughland on July 10th, 2013
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