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84% of Earth's Coral Reefs in Crisis

More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history

The current event, confirmed by NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), has already surpassed the previous record bleaching event from 2014–2017, which affected 68.2 per cent of reefs worldwide. This marks the fourth recorded global bleaching event, and the second in less than a decade.

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The Worst Bleaching Event on Record Is Hitting Most of the World’s Coral Reefs

Scientists are alarmed by the ongoing crisis, with deteriorating conditions harming marine life in the tropics and beyond

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Most of world's colourful corals go white in record-breaking bleaching

The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.

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Ongoing global coral bleaching event affects 84% of world’s reefs

Between January 2023 and April 2025, heat stress impacted 84% of coral reefs worldwide, from the Mesoamerican Reef in the Caribbean to so-called supercorals in the Red Sea, an area previously ...

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Research on reef corals and coral reefs

Our analysis indicates that after the Eocene extensive development of coral reefs in the Caribbean was limited to two intervals of the Cenozoic: the Late Oligocene and Quaternary. A long period ...

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84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its ...

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