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And so, what we've seen since the early 1980s
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Chasing Coral

And so, what we've seensince the early 1980s when this first occurs, we've actually lost...

And so, what we've seen
since the early 1980s when this first occurs, we've actually lost an enormous amount
of coral, just due to this phenomenon alone

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And so, what we've seen since the early 1980s
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when this first occurs,
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we've actually lost an enormous amount of coral,
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just due to this phenomenon alone.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:06
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sustainable Films,Exposure Labs,Argent Pictures,Code Blue Foundation,EarthSense Foundation,Kendeda Fund, The

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Movie Summary

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
I think that was the first time that he saw the enormity of the issue. - Chasing Coral 00:06
I think that was the first time that he saw the enormity of ...
That this was a threat across the planet to coral reefs, - Chasing Coral 00:10
That this was a threat across the planet to coral reefs,
Back in the '80s, we started looking at this weird phenomenon. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Back in the '80s, we started looking at this weird phen...
Large sections of-- of reefs were turning white, - Chasing Coral 00:06
Large sections of-- of reefs were turning white,
As we did more and more experiments, - Chasing Coral 00:08
As we did more and more experiments,
And the only thing you could do in an experiment - Chasing Coral 00:10
And the only thing you could do in an experiment
By the end of my PhD, - Chasing Coral 00:13
By the end of my PhD,
[Vevers] We look at climate change as if it's an issue in the air. - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Vevers] We look at climate change as if it's an issue...
Does that really matter?" - Chasing Coral 00:06
Does that really matter?"
And imagine your body temperature rises one degree centigrade - Chasing Coral 00:08
And imagine your body temperature rises one degree centigrad...
And that's the seriousness of the issue when you look at it in terms of the ocean. - Chasing Coral 00:06
And that's the seriousness of the issue when you look a...
[Gates] Coral bleaching itself is a stress response, - Chasing Coral 00:11
[Gates] Coral bleaching itself is a stress response,
If the temperature spikes just a little bit above their normal range... - Chasing Coral 00:05
If the temperature spikes just a little bit above their norm...
The small plants that live inside their tissues, - Chasing Coral 00:10
The small plants that live inside their tissues,
The animal essentially senses that: - Chasing Coral 00:15
The animal essentially senses that:
They try to get rid of those plants that are no longer functional... - Chasing Coral 00:05
They try to get rid of those plants that are no longer funct...
And leave behind the transparent, naked tissue. - Chasing Coral 00:06
And leave behind the transparent, naked tissue.
They've lost the very most important food source that they have. - Chasing Coral 00:06
They've lost the very most important food source that t...
[Vevers] When the coral bleaches, - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Vevers] When the coral bleaches,
[Gates] If it's a very clean white look about the coral... - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Gates] If it's a very clean white look about the cora...