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Latest coral reef bleaching is worst on record, turning 84% pale white, surveys show
Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in ...
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The Worst Bleaching Event on Record Is Hitting Most of the World’s Coral Reefs
Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond ...
'Kiss of death': 84% of world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea" — approximately 25% of all marine species can be found in, on and ...
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In Major Event, Warming Oceans Bleach Most of the World’s Coral Reefs
In the Caribbean, Great Barrier Reef, the Red Sea, and Florida, the reefs have suffered near-complete bleaching. Worldwide, ...
More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history
The current event, confirmed by NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), has already surpassed the previous ...
Largest coral bleaching event on record impacts 84% of world's reefs: NOAA
The world's coral reefs are in the midst of the fourth and largest global bleaching event in recorded history, NOAA announced ...
84% of world's coral reefs struck by worst bleaching event in history
More than 80% of the world's coral reefs fell victim to harmful bleaching and is now in "uncharted territory" with the worst ...
World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84% of coral reefs
Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...
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84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
on and around coral reefs. Coral get their bright colors from the colorful algae that live inside them and are a food source for the corals. Prolonged warmth causes the algae to release toxic ...