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https://www.reefcheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/bleaching0424-01.jpg400267Earlier this month, NOAA and ICRI (of which Reef Check is a member) confirmed that the world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event and its second in the last 10 years. Previous events occurred in 1998, 2010, and 2015, and Reef Check teams around the world have been able to document each event as they unfolded. This current event has been no exception. Reef Check chapters share their observations