Coral Bleaching - Bimini

Corals around Bimini have experienced elevated temperatures 14 times in the past 41 years.

1. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 16.54 C on 21-Sep-2023
2. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.85 C on 25-Sep-2024
3. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.04 C on 06-Oct-2024
4. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.98 C on 30-Aug-2010
5. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.54 C on 19-Sep-2007
6. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.96 C on 24-Sep-2022
7. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.37 C on 14-Sep-2020
8. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.12 C on 23-Sep-2010
9. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.87 C on 07-Sep-2019
10. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.25 C on 25-Sep-2015
11. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.18 C on 05-Sep-2014
12. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.89 C on 31-Aug-1998
13. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.72 C on 26-Sep-2016
14. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.09 C on 23-Sep-2011

The ©Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days when the DHW > 1C) over the past 40 years is 2385.

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

The record of Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) over the past 40 years

The ©Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days exceeding DHW > 1) over the past 40 years

The data on this page were last updated on 3 May 2024. The next update is scheduled for 1 June 2024.