(FILES) This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows fish swimming near bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, located 270 kilometres (167 miles) north of the city of Cairns. Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, according to a government report released on August 6, 2025, that warns the natural wonder is in dire health. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
