01:14:06 pm, by Bill O'Connor 
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On August 23rd N.O.A.A. Scientists issued a second coral reef warning this year for the Carribean. Recent measurements show that the water surface temperature reached about 84° F (~28.7° C), more than 3° F higher than the average high temperature for the area. Normally, the sea surface temperatures in the Carribean peak during September and October, so such high surface temperatures this early in the season could have dire consequences for Carribean coral reefs.
Prolonged exposure to the high water temperature can cause bleaching - a process that kills off the algae that lives in and builds coral, which in turn kills the coral itself.
In the 2005 season, coral in the Carribean suffered a massive 40% die-off in some areas around the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving behind a severely weakened coral ecosystem - a home and breeding ground to many creatures that live in the shallow waters including fish, lobster and marine mammals.
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