{"id":10847,"date":"2022-10-19T09:13:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=10847"},"modified":"2022-10-19T09:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:13:30","slug":"caribbean-coral-reefs-continue-to-be-under-bleaching-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/19\/caribbean-coral-reefs-continue-to-be-under-bleaching-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Coral Reefs Continue To Be Under Bleaching Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The coral reef in the entire Caribbean region continues to be under bleaching watch conditions and warning conditions are becoming more prevalent according to the Barbados-based\u00a0Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology<\/a>\u00a0(CIMH).<\/p>\n

In its latest edition of the Caribbean Coral Reef Watch, CIMH said the bleaching outlook for the Caribbean indicates that the Windward Islands \u2013 Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines \u2013 as well as the Leeward Antilles including Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and Trinidad and Tobago, will be experiencing Alert Level 1 and 2 conditions from\u00a0October, extending into December.<\/p>\n

It said waters around the Windward Islands are at Alert Level 1, which means bleaching is expected. According to CIMH, Alert Level 2 means there is widespread bleaching, and some mortality is expected.<\/p>\n

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In its four-month outlook, CIMH predicts coral bleaching heat stress will be at bleaching levels from October to December<\/div>\n

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\u201cHeat stress conditions now predicted to be at Alert Level 1 and 2 throughout the Caribbean basin, October and November,\u201d the CIMH added.<\/p>\n

When corals are\u00a0stressed by changes in conditions\u00a0such as temperature, light, or nutrients, they expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing them to turn\u00a0completely white. When a coral bleaches, it is not dead. Corals can survive a bleaching event, but they are under more stress and are subject to mortality.<\/p>\n

Increased Ocean temperature caused by climate change is the leading cause of coral bleaching. Runoff and pollution\u00a0storm-generated precipitation\u00a0can rapidly dilute ocean water and runoff can carry pollutants \u2014 these can bleach near-shore corals. When temperatures are high, high solar irradiance also contributes to bleaching in shallow-water corals. Additionally, exposure to the air during extreme low tides can cause bleaching in shallow corals according to the NOAA\u2019s Coral Reef Conservation Program.<\/p>\n

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