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Hawaii to experience worst-ever coral bleaching due high ocean temps

2015-09-13 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures around Hawaii this year will likely lead to the worst coral bleaching the islands have ever seen, scientists said. Many corals are only just recovering from last years bleaching, which occurs when warm waters prompt coral to expel the algae they rely on for food, said Ruth Gates, the director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. The phenomenon is called bleaching because coral lose their color when they push out algae. The island chain experienced...

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