It doesn't appear that the bleaching will subside anytime soon, either, as this most recent bleaching event is the fourth since 1998. As a result, marine biologists and climate ch

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat stress from warming oceans

The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.