The oceans are becoming too hot for coral, and sooner than we expected

SOURCE: The Conversation

DATE: October 9, 2015

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This week, scientists registered their concern that super-warm conditions are building to a point where corals are severely threatened across the tropical Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They did so after seeing corals lose colour across the three major ocean basins – a sign of a truly momentous global change.

This is only the third global bleaching event in recorded history.