Australian Great Barrier Reef- Why it’s not growing much these days

Have you ever marvel on the beauty of the underwater lately? The amusing school of fishes that flocks in one corner of the sea, the beauty of the corals that colors the underworld, and the crystal blue water that blends perfectly with the thousand marine creatures that swims past the vast part of the ocean.

Well, if you could picture anything right now, it must be the Australian Great Barrier Reef. Included in one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. It is so large that it can be seen from the outer space and it is the world’s biggest single structure composed of and built by billion of tiny organisms called coral polyps.

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