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A massive and unprecedented coral bleaching event may finally be coming to an end

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Washington Post

Publication Date
2017-06-21

An ongoing global coral bleaching event, one that’s affected more than 70 percent of tropical reefs worldwide, may finally be coming to a close. A new forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that the high ocean temperatures that lead to bleaching are no longer widespread in the Indian Ocean, potentially signaling the end of what’s been a worldwide event for the past three years

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/21/a-massive-and-unprecedented-coral-bleaching-event-may-finally-be-coming-to-an-end/?utm_term=.eaf96191f6f0