Warmer sea temperatures caused by climate change and periodic El Nio events have caused large areas of coral to be wiped out in so-called "bleaching" events.

气候变化及周期性的厄尔尼诺现象引起的海水变暖，已经造成了大面积的珊瑚礁在所谓的“漂白”事件中消失殆尽。