Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Regarding recent coral bleaching events at the Great Barrier Reef, which of the following temperature statements is typically considered incorrect or anomalous compared to standard reporting?
- 1Ocean temperatures across all reef areas universally spiked by exactly 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal without variation.✓
- 2Major mass bleaching events were documented consecutively in 2016 and 2017.
- 3Record-breaking summer water temperatures have been recorded around the reef.
- 4In recent years, multiple mass bleaching events have occurred due to rising ocean heat.
Correct answer
Ocean temperatures across all reef areas universally spiked by exactly 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit above normal without variation.
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