First confirmed "bleaching phenomenon" at the coral reef off the world's northernmost Tsushima
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The "bleaching phenomenon" which is thought to be due to the rise in seawater temperature at the coral reef off Tsushima City, Nagasaki prefecture, the northernmost point in the world, was investigated by the National Institute for Environmental Studies It is confirmed for the first time, experts point out that "the whitening in this area is abnormal, there is a possibility that coral habitats are threatened."
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First confirmed "bleaching phenomenon" at the coral reef off the world's northernmost Tsushima
JAPANESE
世界で最も北にある長崎県対馬市沖のサンゴ礁で、海水温の上昇によると見られる「白化現象」が国立環境研究所などの調査で初めて確認され、専門家は「この海域での白化は異常で、サンゴの生息域が脅かされる可能性がある」と指摘しています。