Coral Bleaching - Airplane
Corals at this dive site have experienced elevated temperatures 6 times in the past 5 years.
- Major stress - Bleaching: 03-Nov-2019 to 04-Jan-2020
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 10-Sep-2020 to 26-Jan-2021
- Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 29-Sep-2021 to 10-Jan-2022
- Major stress - Bleaching: 10-Sep-2022 to 28-Dec-2022
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 29-Aug-2023 to 06-Feb-2024
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 15-Aug-2024 to 31-Oct-2024
The most severe conditions for coral bleaching in the past 40 years peaked on 16-Nov-2023. The DHW reached 18.9 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.