Coal is being realsed into the Great Barrier Reef which is causing the coral to start bleaching this is caused by Coal. Tiny algae live in the tissue of coral providing it with food, and also giving coral its colour. As the ocean absorbs more and more CO2 from the atmosphere, ocean temperatures and acidity levels in the water rise.The algae starts to become stressed and leaves the coral - taking with it the coral’s source of food and its colour. The coral turns white and ‘bleaches’. Lots of the fish in tthe reef live in the Coral and the fish will have to start to move.
