10/8/15
Ap Environmental Science
Mr. DeRoss
NOAA Headquarters. "NOAA declares third ever global coral bleaching event: Bleaching intensifies in Hawaii, high ocean temperatures threaten Caribbean corals." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 8 October 2015. .
Dramatic changes in the ocean’s temperatures in Hawaii are quickly spreading to the Caribbean and is hurting coral reefs. This climate change is estimated to last into the upcoming year, 2016, and is the third global coral bleaching on record. Climate changes, such as El Niño, and unnatural carbon dioxide levels is what contributes to the potential bleaching of corals which is life threatening. These conditions cause corals to expel symbiotic algae from their tissues, which is the