El Nino exacerbates Great Barrier Reef bleaching I FT World

A spike in sea temperatures due to global warming and the El Nino weather pattern has caused the worst coral bleaching in the history of the Great Barrier Reef. The FT’s Jamie Smyth and marine scientist John Veron visit Orpheus Island to survey the damage.

Filmed by Jamie Smyth. Produced by Tom Griggs. Edited by Paolo Pascual. Additional footage from Coral Watch and National Coral Bleaching Taskforce.