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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-08-12 21:12:26+00:00.

Original Title: Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record. The frequency of mass bleaching has dramatically increased. From 1877 to 1982, there was almost a century between bleaching events. Since 1982, there have been seven mass coral bleaching events, occurring almost every other year recently.