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Exclusive: Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week.

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Corals are bleaching in every corner of the ocean, threatening its web of life

More than 54 percent of all the reef areas on the planet have experienced bleaching level heat-stress in the past year, according to the Global Bleaching Event Index.

Heat Stress Is Plunging the World’s Coral Reefs Into Crisis

A second global bleaching event this decade is underway, threatening marine ecosystems that support an estimated $2.7 trillion of economic activity.

The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say (Published 2024)

Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record.

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

Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.