What is coral bleaching?

When corals are stressed by changes in conditions such as temperature, light, or nutrients, they expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn completely white.

Coral bleaching, Definition, Causes, Consequences, & Facts

The Mystery of the Healthy Coral Reef - Nautilus

A Revolution in Coral Conservation

What Causes Coral Bleaching, and Can Our Reefs Recover?

Florida's coral reef is dying. Only one thing can save it. - Vox

Florida ocean temperatures top 100 degrees as coral bleaching is found

How the Great Barrier Reef is dying and why you should care

Overview of Coral Bleaching - Coral Reef Alliance

Literally cooked in hot water—what happened in the latest mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

NOAA: Florida coral bleaching event could go global