In April 2024, a new global coral bleaching event was confirmed, with already 54 percent of the coral reefs worldwide being affected. This was the fourth global coral bleaching event since records started, and the second one in a decade. The previous event lasted four years, from 2014 to 2017, and affected approximately 57 percent of global coral reefs. A global bleaching event is declared when at least 12 percent of corals in every major ocean basin experience bleaching-level heat stress within a 12-month period.
Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event
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The Guardian. (April 15, 2024). Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/
The Guardian. "Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/
The Guardian. (2024). Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/
The Guardian. "Share of Coral Reefs Worldwide That Experienced Heat Stress High Enough to Cause Bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by Declared Global Bleaching Event." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/
The Guardian, Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of coral reefs worldwide that experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching from 1984 to 2024, by declared global bleaching event [Graph], The Guardian, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465461/coral-reefs-affected-by-bleaching-events-worldwide/
