Scuba Weather

Coral Bleaching - French Reef

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

Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 03-Nov-2019 to 04-Nov-2019
Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 22-Aug-2020 to 28-Sep-2020
Minor stress - Possible Bleaching: 01-Sep-2022 to 03-Dec-2022
Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: 09-Jul-2023 to 08-Dec-2023
Major stress - Bleaching: 02-Aug-2024 to 31-Oct-2024

The most severe conditions for coral bleaching in the past 40 years peaked on 21-Sep-2023. The DHW reached 14.7 C.

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

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