Australia Investing $377 Million To Protect Great Barrier Reef
Storms, warmer waters and coral-eating starfish have harmed the iconic coral reef system off Australia's coast. Now the Australian government has announced a plan to boost funding for the reef.
Australia's government is investing $500 million Australian dollars (more than $377 million U.S. dollars) to protect the Great Barrier Reef, which has been struggling to cope with storm damage, coral-eating starfish and bleaching events triggered by warmer oceans.
The government announced the new funding on Sunday. Most of the money will go to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, which will use it
