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Coral Reefs Suffer Mass Bleaching


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Richard Gray

Source: The Telegraph

July 18, 2010

 

Coral reefs are suffering widespread damage in what is set to be one of the worst years ever for the delicate and beautiful habitats.

 

The phenomenon, known as coral bleaching because the reefs turn bone white when the colourful algae that give the coral its colour and food is lost, has been reported throughout south east Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.

 

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