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A reef monitoring program reports that during a marine heatwave, sea-surface temperature (SST) stayed $1.5,^{\circ}\text{C}$ above the usual summer maximum for 6 consecutive weeks. Shortly afterward, many corals turned white and growth rates declined. Which outcome best explains the mechanism connecting prolonged ocean warming to the observed whitening?
A reef monitoring program reports that during a marine heatwave, sea-surface temperature (SST) stayed $1.5,^{\circ}\text{C}$ above the usual summer maximum for 6 consecutive weeks. Shortly afterward, many corals turned white and growth rates declined. Which outcome best explains the mechanism connecting prolonged ocean warming to the observed whitening?