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| Mass coral bleaching of Huatulco Reef, Mexican Pacific in mid-July 2023. Image shows completely bleached coral reef dominated by Pocillopora spp. Credit: A. López-Pérez, 13 July 2023. | Bleached and dying Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) from Bocas del Toro, Caribbean Panamá in mid-July 2023. The unbleached (non-white) parts of the coral colonies in this image represent recent, heat-driven mortality. This species of coral is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: J.A. Sánchez, 14 July 2023 | Mass coral bleaching of multiple coral species at Cheeca Rocks, Florida Keys in late July 2023. Credit: G. Kolodziej/NOAA, 24 July 2023. |
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Healthy, fully pigmented coral reef at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef. Credit: D. Manzello/NOAA, 8 April 2023. |
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Credit: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, University of Queensland, 2023. |
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