Data in the Classroom: Coral bleaching update July 2022

Data in the Classroom: Coral bleaching update July 2022

Data in the Classroom: Coral bleaching update July 2022 A coral reef with some healthy corals and some corals with signs of bleaching.  (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image July 6, 2022 In late December 2021, satellite data analyses by NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch program detected a significant build-up of heat in the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. And by March 2022, a mass coral bleaching event was well underway. This was th…