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Coral reefs, which are highly sensitive to small changes in water temperature, suffered the worst bleaching—or die-off in response to stress—ever recorded in 1998, with some areas seeing bleach rates of 70 percent. Experts expect these sorts of events to increase in frequency and intensity in the next 50 years as sea temperatures rise.

  1. True

  2. False
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Coral reefs suffered unprecedented bleaching in 1998, with some areas experiencing 70% bleaching rates. As sea temperatures rise, scientists predict these bleaching events will become more frequent and severe over the next 50 years.

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