Voices of Science: Coral Bleaching in the Pacific

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  • Date: 2019

    Creator: National Park Service

    Description: Coral bleaching is a global crisis. Warmer water temperatures cause corals to react by expelling algae, called zooxanthellae, leaving stark white corals in their wake. If corals stay bleached for too long, the whole reef could die. Our reefs are home to a wide variety of sea life, and to lose this biodiversity would be devastating. But reef biologists in Kaloko-Honokohau say there is still time to help control the warming that is underway.

    Location: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Site

    Duration: 00:09:52

    Audio Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

    Image Rights: Public Domain

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