NOAA on the Mass Bleaching of Coral Reefs UPSC

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since 2023 is now the most substantial on record. 77% of the sector’s coral reef regions – from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans – have up to now been subjected to bleaching-level warmness strain. The NOAA coral reef authority declared the global bleaching event in 2024, making it the fourth of its type since 1998.