Photos: A look at coral bleaching around the world
A fish swims near coral showing signs of bleaching July 23 at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla.
Bleached coral is visible Sept. 16, 2023, at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bleaching is visible Oct. 24 on a coral reef off the coast of Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Bleached coral is visible during a scuba dive at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in the Gulf of Mexico. The sanctuary had some moderate bleaching this year but nothing like the devastation that hit other reefs during the summer's record-breaking heat. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Bleached coral sits next to healthy coral during a scuba dive at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Pieces of stag horn coral grow in Nova Southeastern University's offshore coral reef nursery Sept. 27, 2012, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
A diver with nonprofit Reef Renewal USA pounds a stake into the sea floor as he helps relocate a coral nursery into deeper water Aug. 1 near Tavernier, Fla., in the Florida Keys, to try to ride out the heat wave.
This image provide by NOAA, shows a dead coral at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023.
In this image provide by NOAA, the sun shines on coral showing sign of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023. Scientists have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — coral bleaching and some death.
In this image provide by NOAA, coral shows signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023.
In this image provide by NOAA, a turtle swims near coral, some partially white or pink, that are signs of bleaching, at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023.
A bleached flower coral (Eusmilia fastigiata) seen July 20 in the North Dry Rocks Reef off the coast of Key Largo, Fla.
A finger coral impacted by record-high water temperature at Eastern Dry Rocks off Key West, Fla., is seen July 17 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Some Florida Keys corals are losing their color weeks earlier in the summer than has been documented before.
Restored coral colonies remain healthy July 17 despite the record-high water temperatures in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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