60.5% of global coral reefs affected by severe heat stress, causing fourth mass bleaching event due to climate change and El Niño patterns, per NOAA.
60.5% of the world's coral reefs have been impacted by heat stress severe enough to trigger bleaching, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmocratic Administration (NOAA). This comes amid the fourth mass coral bleaching event, caused by climate change and El Niño climate patterns. The NOAA reports that the number of affected reefs continues to rise, and experts are expressing increasing concern for the state of the world's coral reefs.
May 16, 2024
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