This clip from Al Jazeera covers new aerial surveys of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, reflecting the most widespread and severe bleaching the coral reef has experienced.

The damage follows record high temperatures in February. James Cook University scientists issued a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world’s largest living organism. They say temperatures over the next month are critical to how the reef recovers.

Let’s hope this Covid-19 worldwide slow down helps the reef recover quickly.