nov 27, 1979 - This is when the first mass coral bleaching was recorded. It happened to the coral reefs around the world. Affecting the Caribbean seas, the far eastern Pacific oceans and the Great Barrier Reef. This also drew attention to the association between ocean temperature and bleaching. - early 1980's (John Veron, 2013)
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nov 27, 1979
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~ 45 years ago