“These corals are the fastest to grow and are the first to go.” 🪸🐠 Parts of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) warns the habitat may reach a tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between catastrophic events and faces a “volatile” future. The Great Barrier Reef is a 2,300km (1,429-mile) expanse of tropical corals that houses a stunning array of biodiversity. Stressed coral will probably die if it experiences temperatures 1C (1.8F) above its thermal limit for two months. If waters are 2C higher, it can survive around one month. Richard Leck from the global environmental charity WWF said the report shows that the reef is an “ecosystem under incredible stress” and scientists are concerned about what happens when “the reef does not keep bouncing back the way it has.” Tap the link in the BBCNews’s bio to read more about what the new rep...