corals can survive long heat waves

 Corals can be bleached by heat by the slightest change in temperature. But, some are able to recover.

Apparently, as shocking as it is, water pollution and other stresses actually have made coral reefs stronger and more resilient to shocks of climate change. In coral reefs, there are super small invertebrates called polyps. Each of the polyps contribute to the skeleton and algae of the coral reef. 

The reasons coral get bleached when the water is warm is because these polyps get stressed and eject the algae from the coral reefs, resulting them to turn white.

The coral bleaching can affect many things, including fish, underwater animals like crabs, and the polyps. The coral losing its color might also effect the waters around it.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2020 at 11:57 AM

    I thought it was very interesting to read that the coral bleaching can affect the animals underwater. I also found it interesting that the water pollution helped the coral. Do you think that the corals will become more and more vibrant as water pollution increases?

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  2. AnonymousDecember 16, 2020 at 5:31 AM

    wow this is actually kind of cool and sad at the same time. I had no idea that coral could get as stressed as humans can. It would be cool if someone had like a pet coral and dipped it and warm water and it changed colors.

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