Divers have found that corals near Taiwan's southeastern and southern coasts have suffered bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to rise. It's not the first bleaching seen in the country, but environmentalists say it's the worst they've seen in the region.
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00:00Taiwan's corals are struggling to hang on, and now divers have found bleaching in new
00:05areas of the country's southern waters.
00:08These corals off the country's south and southeastern coasts have turned ghostly white,
00:13expelling the colorful algae they rely on for food when water temperatures became too
00:17hot.
00:18Environmentalists have seen coral bleaching around Taiwan's Xiaoliuqiu and Penghu Islands
00:23before, but they say this is the worst they've seen in southeastern Taitung County.
00:29Bleached corals are not necessarily dead, but it's a sign of stress and means a higher
00:33chance of them dying.