Even the Gulf of Aqaba’s ‘supercorals’ bleached during 2024 heat wave

Even the Gulf of Aqaba’s ‘supercorals’ bleached during 2024 heat wave

EILAT, Israel — Rugged red mountains tower over the aquamarine waters off Eilat in southern Israel. A group of divers plunges beneath the waves on a warm winter morning, bound for a crag encrusted with coral known as Japanese Gardens. The hypnotic reverie of the undersea world shatters with the shock of spotting a bone-white colony. Scientists have long considered the corals in the Gulf of Aqaba to be uniquely resilient to extreme temperatures, …

Even the Gulf of Aqaba’s ‘supercorals’ bleached during 2024 heat wave - EnviroLink Network

EILAT, Israel — Rugged red mountains tower over the aquamarine waters off Eilat in southern Israel. A group of divers plunges beneath the waves on a warm winter morning, bound for a crag encrusted with coral known as Japanese Gardens. The hypnotic reverie of the undersea world shatters with the shock of spotting a bone-white colony. Scientists have long considered the corals in the Gulf of Aqaba to be uniquely resilient to extreme temperatures, a