Coral Bleaching - DORI Liberty Ship

Corals at this dive site have experienced elevated temperatures 5 times in the past 5 years.

• Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 20-Sep-2020 to 19-Dec-2020
• Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 26-Aug-2021 to 26-Nov-2021
• Major stress - Bleaching: 27-Aug-2022 to 28-Dec-2022
• Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 13-May-2023 to 07-Aug-2023
• Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 06-Jun-2024 to 31-Oct-2024

The most severe conditions for coral bleaching in the past 40 years peaked on 04-Sep-2024. The DHW reached 8.2 C.

For information about why elevated temperatures are so damaging to corals, go to Coral Bleaching.

Temperature record over the past 5 years

Temperature record over the past 40 years

The data on this page were last updated on 04-Nov-2024. The next update is scheduled for 05-Dec-2024.