Persistent Heat Decimates Coral Reefs
A major bleaching event started in 2014, and has since affected 67 percent of coral reefs around the world.
By Douglas Fox
Dec 22, 2016 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:06 AM
A diver examines coral near Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef in February. The site was one of the first to bleach. | XL Catlin Seaview Survey
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