Rising temperatures causing bleaching to population in several marine parks


PETALING JAYA: Some coral reefs at diving spots in waters off Malay­sia have started showing signs of bleaching due to the rising sea temperatures.

In the June 2 statistics provided by the Marine Park Department, bleaching among coral reefs has been spotted in Pulau Payar in Kedah, Pulau Tinggi and Pulau Sibu in Johor, Pulau Redang in Tereng­ganu and Pulau Tioman in Pahang.

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