Rising Ocean Temperatures are “Cooking” Coral Reefs | National Geographic

we’ve now had three major bleaching

we’ve now had three major bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef in 98

events on the Great Barrier Reef in 98

events on the Great Barrier Reef in 98 2002 and again just recently in 2016

we Zig zagged along the whole length in

we Zig zagged along the whole length in helicopter and fixed-wing flying we put

helicopter and fixed-wing flying we put

helicopter and fixed-wing flying we put about a hundred people underwater

about a hundred people underwater

about a hundred people underwater the extent and severity of this

the extent and severity of this

the extent and severity of this bleaching is off the chart

typically a bleached Karl is

typically a bleached Karl is nutritionally compromised but this time

nutritionally compromised but this time

nutritionally compromised but this time around we discovered an additional

around we discovered an additional

around we discovered an additional phenomenon many of the corals we

phenomenon many of the corals we

phenomenon many of the corals we surveyed were already dead

they actually cooked and that’s because

they actually cooked and that’s because the temperatures this time around were

the temperatures this time around were

the temperatures this time around were so extreme

already in 2016 severe coral bleaching

already in 2016 severe coral bleaching has also been recorded across the

has also been recorded across the

has also been recorded across the Pacific Ocean in Fiji across the Indian

Pacific Ocean in Fiji across the Indian

Pacific Ocean in Fiji across the Indian Ocean in the Maldives and the Seychelles

Ocean in the Maldives and the Seychelles

Ocean in the Maldives and the Seychelles and even in the southern red sea similar

and even in the southern red sea similar

and even in the southern red sea similar events are predicted across the

events are predicted across the

events are predicted across the Caribbean and Micronesia in a year in

Caribbean and Micronesia in a year in

Caribbean and Micronesia in a year in which the impacts of heat stress on the

which the impacts of heat stress on the

which the impacts of heat stress on the global ocean have reached unprecedented

global ocean have reached unprecedented

global ocean have reached unprecedented extremes as the distribution of marine

extremes as the distribution of marine

extremes as the distribution of marine species continues to change as storm

species continues to change as storm

species continues to change as storm surges continue to intensify as sea ice

surges continue to intensify as sea ice

surges continue to intensify as sea ice and glacier melt accelerate and as sea

and glacier melt accelerate and as sea

and glacier melt accelerate and as sea level rise and human displacement

level rise and human displacement

level rise and human displacement intensifies

countries around the world in Paris last

countries around the world in Paris last year have committed to a rapid

year have committed to a rapid

year have committed to a rapid transition away from fossil fuels

transition away from fossil fuels

transition away from fossil fuels towards more sustainable renewable

towards more sustainable renewable

towards more sustainable renewable energy Paris marked the moment when the

energy Paris marked the moment when the

energy Paris marked the moment when the world finally decided to heed the ever

world finally decided to heed the ever

world finally decided to heed the ever rising mountain of evidence that had

rising mountain of evidence that had

rising mountain of evidence that had been piling up for years and began

been piling up for years and began

been piling up for years and began instead to galvanize our focus

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