Coral Bleaching - Nassau

Corals around Nassau have experienced elevated temperatures 2 times in the past 41 years.

1. Extreme stress - Severe Bleaching and Significant Mortality: DHW of 12.67 C on 21-Sep-2023
2. Major stress - Bleaching: DHW of 5.59 C on 10-Sep-1998

The ©Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days when the DHW > 1C) over the past 41 years is 1560.

The record of Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) over the past 41 years

The ©Cumulative Damage Index caused by coral bleaching events (days exceeding DHW > 1) over the past 41 years