Calm seas can drive coral bleaching, research reveals

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Jan 19, 2026, 3:20 pm66 pts
New research by Monash University and the ARC Center of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century analyzed close to three decades of weather data during the coral bleaching season and identified the prevalence of "doldrum days," and the absence of the trade winds, as a key factor in the mass bleaching…

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