Mass Coral Bleaching (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)

As sea temperatures rise under a changing climate, mass coral bleaching events are expected to increase. The Great Barrier Reef has already experienced several of these events. Mass coral bleaching can result when stressful conditions, especially higher-than-normal water temperatures, occur over large areas. Bleached corals are still living and, if stressful conditions subside soon enough, corals can survive a bleaching event. If stresses are severe or persistent, however, coral death can result. Reefs that have suffered significant coral death in a mass bleaching event can take decades to recover.

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[StephanieLisaTara]

HAIKU

I hatch! Crawl! And swim!

Oh how I love my sweet life,

Don't pollute my home.

—A Green Sea Turtle

[Treck96]

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Some people have great, ahem Want for fish.

[FluffyCowNuggets]

@Treck96 no fish=riots???

[Treck96]

SAVE THE CORAL REEFS! Coral reefs = Fish

No coral reefs = no fish

No fish = riots

Riots = War

War = Death!!

PREVENT DEATH! SAVE THE CORAL REEFS!!