一项研究发现，自 1995 年以来，由于气候变化导致海水变暖，澳大利亚大堡礁珊瑚数量下降了一半以上。

 

There is no time to lose. That's the stark¹ warning from Australian researchers about the health of the world's largest reef system.

情况紧迫，时不我待。这是澳大利亚研究人员对世界上最大的珊瑚礁系统健康状况发出的严厉警告。

 

They say its coral has been under a sustained attack by warmer seas driven by climate change. This causes bleaching².

研究人员们说，由于气候变化导致的海水升温，大堡礁的珊瑚受到了持续攻击。这会导致珊瑚白化。

 

Under stress, the corals expel symbiotic³ algae⁴ which lives in their tissues and gives them their colour and energy.

面对环境压力，珊瑚会排出生活在其细胞组织中，并为其提供颜色和能量的共生藻。

 

The study asserts that this is compromising the Great Barrier Reef's ability to recover.

这项研究坚称，这损害了大堡礁的恢复能力。

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