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coral bleaching: Media
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What causes coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?
An overview of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Images
coral bleaching near the Mariana Islands
Coral bleaching in a shallow coral reef off the coast of the Mariana Islands.
David Burdick/NOAA
coral bleaching near Costa Rica
Bleached coral and a starfish on a coral reef near the coast of Costa Rica.
© vilainecrevette/Fotolia
coral bleaching of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
By the summer of 2016, a large portion of the northern sector of Australia's Great...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski
coral bleaching at Apo Reef
Coral bleaching at Apo Reef near the west coast of the island of Mindoro in the Philippines.
Dr. Dwayne Meadows/NOAA
bleached coral seascape
A sea turtle swimming over a bleached coral seascape near Heron Island, February...
XL Catlin Seaview Survey
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