Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>More than 80% of the world’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/reefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reefs</span></a> hit by bleaching after worst global event on record<br>Reefs in at least 82 countries were exposed to enough heat to turn corals white. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoralReefs</span></a> are known for their high concentration of biodiversity that supports about a third of all <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> species and a billion people. Record high <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> temperatures have spread like an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> wildfire over corals across the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atlantic</span></a> and Indian oceans.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a></p>