Coral Bleaching - South St. Giles
Corals at this dive site have experienced elevated temperatures 5 times in the past 5 years.
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 26-Aug-2020 to 06-Jan-2021
- Major stress - Bleaching: 14-Sep-2021 to 23-Dec-2021
- Major stress - Bleaching: 30-Aug-2022 to 09-Dec-2022
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 05-Aug-2023 to 28-Jan-2024
- Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 01-Aug-2024 to 02-Jan-2025
The most severe conditions for coral bleaching in the past 40 years peaked on 07-Nov-2024. The DHW reached 21.9 C.
For information about why elevated temperatures are so damaging to corals, go to
Coral Bleaching.
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