Surprised to hear:RECORD OCEAN TEMPERATURES CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING ACROSS HAWAII

[euod]

I have heard El Niño is causing fish to migrate but was really surprised to hear that corals have bleached that much in Hawaii.

http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2015/09/11/nr15-135/

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/13/hawaii-coral-bleaching-scientists-predict-worst-ever

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-helvarg-coral-reef-bleaching-20151101-story.html

 

[Enderturtle]

Very sad! I skimmed through the articles but I wonder what the temperature was?

 

[euod]

"The island chain experienced a mass bleaching event in 1996, and another one last year. This year, ocean temperatures around Hawaii are about 3F to 6F warmer than normal, said Chris Brenchley, meteorologist for the US National Weather Service (NWS) in Honolulu."

 

[sfsuphysics]

Now wait for the blame on aquarium hobbyists for taking tangs.