Coral bleaching has reached the Indian Ocean after ravaging reefs in the Pacific, raising the prospect that damage from warming seas and other stressors could soon be seen on a global scale.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications demonstrates evidence for how climate change has caused coral reef bleaching to occur at depths of 90 meters (295 feet), which were previously thought ...

To study the impacts of climate change on reef functions, they examined 12 reefs in the remote Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean before and after the global coral bleaching event in 2015/16.

The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that coral reefs situated more than 90m below the surface of the Indian Ocean have experienced severe damage, affecting up to 80 per cent of ...

At least 53 countries and local regions have experienced mass bleaching across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Bleaching — which occurs when stressed coral turn white after expelling ...

More than 80% of world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in history ... the Indian Ocean, ... Map showing global coral bleaching alert levels from January 2023 to April 2025.

A turtle swimming over a reef destroyed by the 2016 bleaching event in the Indian Ocean. ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies/Kristen Brown ...

Scientists from the University of Plymouth have found coral reef bleaching 90 meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean – a new record depth for coral damage. The bleaching, which has been ...

In an exclusive interview, Dr Derek Manzello, Coordinator of NOAA Coral Reef Watch, provides insights into the current status, impacts, and future of coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning ...