Radical climate action 'critical' to Great Barrier Reef's survival, government body says

By Nicole Hasham
Updated April 14 2019 - 7:10am, first published 1:00am

Australia's top Great Barrier Reef officials warn the natural wonder will virtually collapse if the planet becomes 1.5 degrees hotter - a threshold that scientists say requires shutting down coal within three decades.

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