Coral Reefs Can Recover But Relentless Marine Heat Waves Won’t Let Them

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By By Teresa TomassoniSep 11, 2026, 4:55 am112 ptsTrending
As more frequent bouts of severe heat stress plague the world’s oceans, coral reefs don’t have enough time to recuperate, a new report shows. By Teresa Tomassoni In 1998, unusually hot ocean temperatures stressed corals worldwide, causing them to expel the microalgae living within their tissues that…

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