El Niño Has Peaked, And A Coral Ecosystem Is Utterly Devastated

As global ocean temperatures begin to recover from the record-breaking El Niño, the tremendous impact on the world’s coral reefs is still being calculated.

Coral reefs are more important than many people realize: Taking up just 0.2 percent of the ocean, they support about a quarter of all marine species, and provide support to livelihoods of 500 million people. But beyond that, a healthy reef is stunningly beautiful. They’re part of what makes life on Earth so special....
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/04/12/3768723/coral-bleaching-christmas-atoll/