Most coral reef areas experienced bleaching in past year

Coral reefs around the globe experienced a mass bleaching event in the past year as the ocean continues to heat, according to new research.

The impacted reefs include those in Florida, the Caribbean, parts of the Eastern Tropical Pacific like Costa Rica and Panama, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, parts of the South Pacific, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Aden, researchers said.

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