Ocean Sentry
Scientists studying Caribbean reefs say that 2010 may be the worst year ever for coral death there. Abnormally warm water since June appears to have dealt a blow to shallow and deep-sea corals that is likely to top the devastation of 2005, when 80% of corals were bleached and as many as 40% died in areas on the eastern side of the Caribbean.
Bleaching occurs when crucial microorganisms leave coral reefs during stress. Corals,… Read Full Article by Eli Kintisch
