Madagascar Coral Reef Massively Damaged

A new survey of reefs along Madagascar's southwestern coast found massive damage from coral bleaching, including some reefs that lost up to 99 percent of their coral cover. A number of coral bleaching events - where rising sea temperatures cause corals to turn white and ultimately die - have struck Madagascar's southwest coast over the years, the worst being in 1998 and 2000. Previous surveys have found that Madagascar's northern coasts escaped damage from these global bleaching events, thanks to cool water currents from nearby deep ocean areas...