Does el nino affect coral reefs?

Answer 1

Well, El Niño being a 27 mile ocean current located off the west coast of South America, not much. What you may mean is the ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscilation) events that periodically occur along the equator between Australia and South America, from which the current takes its name.

ENSO events push warmer nutrient depleted ocean waters into the coast of South and Central America, causing fish and other marine life in the area to die out. The rate of depletion of Biology in the areas affected depends entirely on the strength of the ENSO for that year or period.

Answer 2

El Niño events bring unusually warm water to many coral reefs worldwide. Mass bleaching on coral reefs around the world occurred during ENSO events in 1983, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2002 (a minor ENSO year, but the most extensive bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef).

Severe bleaching lowers the corals' reproductive output for a year or more while they recover. More frequent and intensive ENSO events may suppress the ability of corals to recover at all from mass bleaching.

Answer 3

Yes, El Niño events can impact coral reefs by causing increased water temperatures, leading to coral bleaching which can result in the loss of symbiotic algae and ultimately harm coral health. Additionally, El Niño can disrupt normal weather patterns, leading to more frequent and severe storms which can physically damage reefs.

Answer 4

Plain and simple it gets warmer

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