Under Hawaii's Warming Blue Ocean, Many Once-Colorful Coral Reefs Are Bleached White

Under Hawaii's warming blue ocean, many once-colorful coral reefs are bleached white

Coral reefs in Honolulu and other coastal areas are undergoing what experts say is the world's worst coral bleaching event.

Hawaii's once-vivid coral reefs are "all bleached white"

Jarrod Taylor has been diving in the waters off the coast of Honolulu for 20 years, and he has witnessed a seismic shift happening not just in Hawaii but across the world's oceans. Coral reefs — which are essential for maintaining marine life and biodiversity, as well as helping protect coastal…