Coral bleaching is a process that causes coral to turn white in colour when exposed to certain stressors, such as changes in temperature or light. As water temperatures rise due to climate change, the zooxanthellae algae living inside coral becomes toxic, so it is expelled. No...
If the temperature of the water in the ocean increases by too much, the algae cease to be able to carry out photosynthesis and are expelled by the coral, which then begins to starve to death. Because it is the presence of zooxanthellae that normally gives coral its rich color, coral that...