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Scientists launch tool to detect bleaching of coral reefs in near real time

Bleached corals in Hawaii. A new tool funded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allenโ€™s Vulcan Inc detects bleaching events on reefs. Photograph: Greg Asner
May 21, 2021
by Sprep-Admin

Scientists have launched a world-first system to detect in almost real time the bleaching of the planetโ€™s coral reefs that are under severe threat from global heating. The developers of the new tool, which has been four years in the making, claim it can allow anyone to check if reefs known to be under heat stress have actually started to bleach. 

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coral reefs
coral bleaching
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