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SOS for Reefs: Navigating the Caribbean’s Coral Bleaching Emergency
Jan 29th, 2024 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 30:17#JamaicaGleaner #Coral #Reef #Bleaching #Environment #ClimateChange JANUARY 29, 2024 Race against time in coral bleaching battle | Expert warns of emergency as 90 per cent of nation’s ‘living reefs’ are dead The coral reef ecosystem of Jamaica and, to a greater degree, the Caribbean is in grave danger of going extinct. Experts, speaking with The Gleaner, indicated that this is because of a significant coral bleaching episode that occurred in 2023, brought on by exceptionally high temperatures in what was declared to be the hottest year ever. Coral bleaching generally occurs when the ocean water becomes too warm, causing the coral to expel microscopic algae called zooxanthellae that live in its tissues. The release of this algae causes the corals to
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