Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Healthy-Coral-in-the-Maldives-27MZIFJJXCHR8.htmlConceptually similarCoral Bleaching in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RJCompleted★★★★★★Coral Bleaching in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RKCompleted★★★★★★Coral Bleaching in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RLCompleted★★★★Coral Bleaching in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RMCompleted★★★★Coral Bleaching in the MaldivesGP0STQ7ROCompleted★★★★★★Healthy Coral in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RHCompleted★★★★Healthy Coral in the MaldivesGP0STQ7RNCompleted★★★★★★Local People in the MaldivesGP04D83Completed★★★★Coral in Addu Atoll in Southern MaldivesGP04BKXCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQ7RIHealthy Coral in the MaldivesThese corals are not suffering from bleaching, however many other corals around the Addu Atoll on the Maldives have been damaged. Algae living in the corals are released as a stress reaction caused by warmer water temperatures, thus turning the coral white. The corals can only revitalise once lower water temperatures return. If this does not happen, they die. In February and March of 2016, water temperatures of 32 degrees celsius were measured over several days around the Addu Atoll, possibly a result of El Nino.In original language:Gesunde Korallen auf den MaledivenKorallen, die noch nicht unter Korallenbleiche leiden, im Addu-Atoll auf dem Malediven. Warme Wassertemperaturen verursachen Korallenbleiche. Die Korallen reagieren auf die hoehere Temperaturen mit der Abgabe von Algen, wodurch sie verblassen. Die Korallen koennen sich erst erholen, wenn die Wassertemperaturen wieder sinken, sonst sterben sie. Im Februar und Maerz 2016 wurden um den Addu-Atoll Wassertemperaturen von 32 Grad ueber mehrere Tage gemessen. Viele Korallen leiden unter Korallenbleiche.Locations:Addu Atoll-Indian Ocean-MaldivesDate:10 Aug, 2016Credit:© Uli Kunz / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5146px X 3180pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Corals-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Underwater shotsShoot:Bleached Coral and Healthy Coral in the MaldivesDocumentation of coral bleaching and healthy coral around the Addu Atoll in the Maldives. Warmer than average water temperatures cause coral bleaching.Algae living in the corals are released as a stress reaction caused by warmer water temperatures, thus turning the coral white. The corals can only revitalise once lower water temperatures return. If this does not happen, they die. In February and March of 2016, water temperatures of 32 degrees celsius were measured over several days around the Addu Atoll, possibly a result of El Nino.
