Tony Heller makes a good point here:
https://realclimate.science/2025/03/29/demise-of-the-great-barrier-reef/#gsc.tab=0
Demise Of The Great Barrier Reef
For 55 years experts have been announcing the demise of the Great Barrier Reef. Now coral coverage is at a record high, particularly in the warmest northern regions.
02 Dec 1971 – REEF MAY BE IMPOVERISHED FOR EVER’ – Trove
19 Nov 1971 – THE ODDS ARE AGAINST SURVIVAL – Trove
Great Barrier Reef already on path to destruction, and clever science won’t fix it
