Stressful Summer for Coral Reefs

The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning in summer 2023, with implications for the health of coral reefs.

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NASA Earth Observatory animation by Wanmei Liang, using Daily 5km Degree Heating Weeks data from Coral Reef Watch. Coral reef data from UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published October 13, 2023
Data acquired July 1 - September 30, 2023

Sources:

EUMETSAT > Metop-B

GOES

MTSAT

Model

Suomi NPP > VIIRS