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succumbed to partial mortalities in 2024," said Melanie McField, a Smithsonian scientist who directs a coral monitoring program. This is the fourth worldwide coral bleaching event since 1998. The 84% ...

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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 recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced.

World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84 percent of coral reefs By Leo Sands The Washington Post,Updated April 23, 2025, 5:23 p.m.