Coral Bleaching Index - Sunset
Corals at this dive site have experienced elevated temperatures 4 times in the past 5 years.
- Extreme stress: 06-Feb-2019 to 11-Jun-2019 - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality
- Minor stress: 12-Feb-2020 to 09-May-2020 - Possible Bleaching
- Minor stress: 11-Mar-2022 to 06-Jun-2022 - Possible Bleaching
- Minor stress: 11-Dec-2022 to 23-Jun-2023 - Possible Bleaching
Based on the accumulated thermal stresses at Sunset, the possibility of coral bleaching and mortality is LOW.
The most severe conditions for coral bleaching in the past 30 years peaked on 03-Apr-2019.
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 30 years
The data on this page were last updated on 16 August 2023. The next update is scheduled for 10 Septemeber 2023.