This is the third
global bleaching event on record.
Not exact matches
Between 2014 and 2016, the world witnessed the longest
global bleaching event ever recorded, which killed coral
on an unprecedented scale.
Global warming, coupled with an intense El Nino, continues to make this the longest and most widespread coral
bleaching event on record.
Abstract: Thermal stress from the 2015 - 2016 El Niño triggered the worst
global bleaching and mass coral mortality
event on record.
Three
global bleaching events have taken place since the 1980s, including one that is going
on right now, as a result of climate change increasing acidity levels and temperatures in the world's oceans.
This year was the longest
global coral
bleaching event on record including a vast swath of the Great Barrier Reef.
Global warming, bringing with it
bleaching events and storms of increasing intensity, Crown of Thorns Starfish (CoTS) outbreaks and water quality all putting stress
on our national icon.
According to Mark Eakin, coordinator of Coral Reef Watch, the current
bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is part of a
global bleaching event that started in June 2014 and has been ongoing.