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The Great Barrier Reef requires special attention in the developing super El Niño

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    1. Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Mareeba, Australia.

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Zeke Hausfather’s call for governments to prepare for the developing super El Niño should extend to ecosystems that have been weakened by repeated climate extremes (see Nature 657, 858; 2026). The Great Barrier Reef, for example, is entering this event during a fragile recovery window.

Nature 658, 572 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-03174-0

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