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noun

  • The process by which corals expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, typically due to stress from warmer water temperatures, causing them to turn completely white and become vulnerable to disease and death.

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"Our results show that the Third Global Coral Bleaching Event was by far the most severe and widespread coral bleaching event on record," Connolly said.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

It was "by far the most severe and widespread coral bleaching event on record", said Sean Connolly, one the study's authors and a senior scientist at the Panama-based Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

  • underwater desertification
  • aquatic pallor
  • reef whitening
  • ghost reef formation
  • thermal stress response

Possible Antonyms

  • coral recovery
  • thriving marine ecosystem
  • vibrant reef life
  • reef resilience
  • symbiotic health

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