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Bleaching and disease are devastating the biggest coral reef in the continental U.S.

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Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Oct 26 2015

Bibliographical note

The world's coral reefs are currently in the grip of a massive global bleaching event - only the third such event in recorded history. Thanks to unusually warm water brought on by the effects of climate change, a particularly strong El Nino event and a persistent warm "blob" in the Pacific Ocean, corals throughout the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans are at risk of bleaching and possible death.

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences
  • Marine Biology

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