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Latest coral reef bleaching is worst on record, turning 84% pale white, surveys show

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, scientists say.

CNN on MSN · 2d

84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

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 Wednesday.

The Washington Post · 2d

World’s largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84% of coral reefs

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5mon

See Staggering Photos of the World's Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean

Coral reefs are made up of many different ... reds and yellows. Scientists spotted fish, crabs, shrimp and other ...

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World's largest coral just discovered in the Pacific is so big, it can be seen from space

rather than a reef — which is a network of many coral colonies. It "provides essential habitat, shelter and breeding grounds for an array of species from shrimp and crabs to fish," per the ...

U.S. News & World Report8d

Bight Reef

On Grace Bay in Providenciales, you'll find a footpath just offshore near the Coral Gardens Resort. Follow that path to floating buoys that will guide you on your Bight Reef snorkel. A series of ...

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This Crab Doesn't Take Kindly to Home Intruders

The crown-of-thorns starfish eats coral reefs; coral reefs happen to be the home of the guard crab. This puts these two tenacious aquatic creatures on a direct collision course. A Rare Look ...

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