The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?

Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures. Read More

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Mar. 8, 2024 — While the majority of the world's reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs ... Read More

World's fourth global coral bleaching event is underway, NOAA says

Coral reefs around the world ... to bleach coral around the world. Go deeper: Earth has its warmest March on record, beating 2023's milestone Get more science news in your inbox with Axios Science. Read More

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans, scientists say

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans, according to reef scientists. Read More

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Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans

This year's bleaching follows the declaration that 2023 was the hottest year on record. “As the world ... of Marine Science, called climate change “the biggest threat to coral reefs worldwide.” ... Read More

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Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass coral bleaching event across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Read More