2009July21: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Thermal Stress Guidance for 2009July to 2009Oct. From NOAA site: “The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress Outlook indicates that there is a significant potential for coral bleaching in the Caribbean in 2009, especially in the Lesser Antilles. Other areas of concern in 2009 are central Pacific including the equatorial Line Islands and Kiribati. Some thermal stress may also develop between the Northern Marianas Islands and Japan” (NOAA).
Reference: NOAA http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/bleachingoutlook/index.html
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