Study reveals cyclone damage to coral reefs 100 kilometres from ground zero In the wake of the most severe cyclone to hit the Queensland coast in recent history, researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have conducted an extensive broad scale survey of cyclone damage to coral reefs. News story contains before and after images of MacDonald Reef. This photo is the Reef after the cyclone. More photos available on request. Photo credit: Dr Katharina Fabricius, AIMS