Bleaching

[Alan E Strong]

HELLO:

Texas Flower Gardens
Iwo Jima
Enewetok
Okinawa

HotSpot charts indicate bleaching may be immenint in this region 
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

Regions where SSTs are within 1/2 deg C of potential bleaching levels:
FLA Keys
Guam/Sipian
Bahamas [middle]
Midway

Confirmations [positive/negative] appreciated.

AE Strong
NOAA/NESDIS
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