Photo: ARC, Dying Staghorn
Bleaching = Coral turn completely white when they expel the algae (zooxanthellae) living in their tissues. This happens when the waters warm
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Annual. Bleaching. https://t.co/XcV5LcnqSy
— Liz Foote (@footesea) November 27, 2018
Belize has now reached #CoralBleaching Alert Level 2 due to high heat stress on its southern reefs. Heat stress is expected to continue to build through much of the Caribbean and the western Pacific. pic.twitter.com/QWKPMCdU67
— Coral Reef Watch (@CoralReefWatch) August 14, 2020
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