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Eugene

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Mon Apr 15, 2024, 07:52 PM Apr 2024

Coral bleaching: Fourth global mass stress episode underway - US scientists

Source: BBC

Coral bleaching: Fourth global mass stress episode underway - US scientists

15 April 2024
By Georgina Rannard ,
BBC climate reporter

Coral around the world is turning white and even dying as recent record ocean heat takes a devastating toll.

It has triggered the fourth global mass coral bleaching event, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Bleaching happens when coral gets stressed and turns white because the water it lives in is too hot.

Coral sustains ocean life, fishing, and creates trillions of dollars of revenue annually.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68814016

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