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Light blue indicates no stress to reefs, level 2 (dark red) indicates a risk of mortality to heat-sensitive corals and dark purple indicates a risk of death to 80 percent or more of corals in a reef.

The news on reefs comes, the AP notes, as the Trump administration has moved to boost fossil fuels and reduce clean energy initiatives, which is cause for concern to coral researchers.

Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed “rainforests of the sea” because they support high levels of biodiversity — approximately 25% of all marine species can be found in, on and around coral reefs.

A heat stress map released by NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch shows large parts of the Pacific and Caribbean oceans in dark red and purple – the highest alert levels for coral bleaching.