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Soft corals are the first to release, followed by hard corals, in process that typically spans between 48 and 72 hours
The rat-like Bramble Cay melomys has not been spotted in a decade
Rescue workers said the man suffered serious wounds to his legs and arm
There was no indication of what caused the crash
Scientists said that coral bleached for two consecutive years at the site had "zero prospect" of recovery
Researchers said last month they were detecting another round of mass bleaching this year after a severe event in 2016
The 2,300-kilometre reef suffered its most severe bleaching on record last year due to warming sea temperatures
The landslide is 32 cubic kilometres or ‘about 30 times the size of Uluru’
The 75-year-old woman, pulled unresponsive from the water
The world's biggest reef suffered its most severe bleaching in recorded history, due to warming sea temperatures