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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that the ongoing global coral bleaching event, which began in February 2023, has become the most extensive on record...
An alarming 77% of the world's coral reef areas across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans have experienced bleaching-level heat stress, surpassing previous records by a significant margin...
NOAA Coral Reef Watch coordinator Derek Manzello emphasized the severity of the situation, stating that this event has already exceeded the previous record by more than 11% in about half the time...
The unprecedented scale of this bleaching event raises serious concerns about the long-term health and survival of coral reef ecosystems worldwide.. . Thailand's corals bleaching at fast pace amid rising global temperature..
The severity of this bleaching event adds to growing evidence that coral reefs may have already crossed a critical tipping point.. . ) ..
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