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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Lucie AUBOURG

Global Coral Bleaching Event Expanding To New Countries: Scientists

Corals in Key West, Florida in 2023 -- the world is in the middle of a major coral bleaching incident (Credit: AFP)

The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in reefs around the globe, scientists warned Thursday.

Amid record ocean temperatures, coral bleaching has been recorded in 62 countries and territories since February 2023, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said -- an increase of nine from its warning in April.

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