Coral Bleaching - Palau

Corals around Palau have experienced elevated temperatures 29 times in the past 41 years.

1. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 9.97 C on 27-Oct-2024
2. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.99 C on 15-Oct-2010
3. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.83 C on 31-Aug-2024
4. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.83 C on 02-Sep-2024
5. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.79 C on 05-Oct-2010
6. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.60 C on 01-Oct-2010
7. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.43 C on 13-Nov-2010
8. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 8.07 C on 22-Sep-2010
9. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.83 C on 12-Nov-2022
10. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.81 C on 28-Oct-2017
11. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.12 C on 20-Sep-1998
12. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 7.10 C on 29-Sep-2024
13. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.94 C on 31-Aug-2010
14. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.92 C on 04-Sep-2010
15. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.92 C on 07-Sep-2010
16. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.75 C on 28-Aug-2010
17. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 6.58 C on 25-Aug-2010
18. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.55 C on 20-Sep-2017
19. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.55 C on 09-Oct-2020
20. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.38 C on 16-Sep-2017
21. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.22 C on 24-Sep-2017
22. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.20 C on 12-Sep-2017
23. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.83 C on 18-Jul-2018
24. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.83 C on 20-Nov-2021
25. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.72 C on 10-Nov-2020
26. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.69 C on 07-Nov-2021
27. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.27 C on 17-Aug-2017
28. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.24 C on 02-Aug-2016
29. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 4.18 C on 27-Jul-2017

The ©Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days when the DHW > 1C) over the past 40 years is 1969.

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.