Synonyms for bleaching
bleach·ing

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1. bleachingnoun

   Synonyms:
   blanching, whitening, etiolation

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1. List of paraphrases for "bleaching":

   laundering, discoloration, discolouration, whitening, bleach, money-laundering, dyeing

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1. bleaching

   Synonyms:
   Environment Coral bleaching

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1. Randy Kosaki:

   Last year’s bleaching at Lisianski Atoll was the worst our scientists have seen, almost one and a half square miles of reef bleached last year and are now completely dead.

2. Thomas Frazer:

   This type of work really matters, corals selected for restoration might, for example, be more resistant to warmer ocean temperatures and bleaching, exhibit skeletal properties that are able to withstand more intense wave energy, or traits that might make them more resistant to disease or other environmental stressors.

3. Jodie Rummer:

   The bleaching now is not just restricted to the hard corals. There’s also extensive bleaching in the soft corals, and it is also affecting anemones and giant clams.

4. Terry Hughes:

   We are all in shock really at how quick this has happened, three severe bleaching events in five years is not something we anticipated happening until the middle of the century.

5. Jodie Rummer:

   Even the most robust corals require nearly a decade to recover. So we're really losing that window of recovery, we're getting back-to-back bleaching events, back-to-back heat waves. And, and the corals just aren't adapting to these new conditions.