NOAA Confirms Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years. Bleachinglevel heat stress, as remotely monitored and predicted by NOAAs Coral Reef Watch (CRW), has beenand continues to beextensive across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean basins. CRW s heatstress monitoring is based on sea surface temperature data, spanning 1985 to the present, from a blend of NOAA and partner satellites. Credits: NOAA NASA CIRA Coral reef footage courtesy of NOAA Fisheries. Cheeca Rocks photos courtesy of Andrew Ibarra, NOAA US Virgin Island Boulder Coral photos courtesy of Leslie Henderson, NOAA Music: Shimmer Oscillations by James Joshua Otto PRS; Atmosphere; Universal Production Music