Corals around Dominica have experienced elevated temperatures 13 times in the past 41 years.
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<li>Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 20.44 C on 14-Nov-2024 </li>
<li>Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 20.44 C on 17-Nov-2024 </li>
<li>Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 19.03 C on 01-Nov-2023 </li>
<li>Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 14.82 C on 31-Oct-2005 </li>
<li>Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 13.07 C on 20-Oct-2010 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.96 C on 02-Jan-2024 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.68 C on 11-Nov-2004 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.62 C on 21-Nov-2015 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.16 C on 21-Nov-2003 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.06 C on 23-Oct-1998 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.79 C on 10-Nov-2019 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.56 C on 14-Nov-2006 </li>
<li>Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.50 C on 04-Nov-2020 </li>
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<p> The &#169;Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days when the DHW > 1C) over the past 40 years is 2500. </p>