A study on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef has found what researchers believe is proof of a link between coral disease and warmer ocean temperatures caused by global warming.

Previously, the link between ocean warming and a coral disease known as "white syndrome" had been speculative but the study found "a highly significant relationship" between the two.

"Our results suggest that climate change could be increasing the severity of disease in the ocean leading to a decline in the health of marine ecosystems and the loss of the resources and services humans derive from them," the researchers said.

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