bleach

When the algae are stressed by heat or pollution, however, they leave, causing the coral to "bleach" and become vulnerable to disease and death.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

If you keep feeding wild birds, it’s vital to regularly clean all feeding surfaces and equipment using domestic bleach.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

She said the overflowing and soiled bathrooms were so disgusting that she had to use the little money she had on her to purchase bleach and disinfectants for her family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Despite its vivid blue appearance, the water at the quarry - dubbed the Blue Lagoon - is highly alkaline and potentially harmful, with a pH level comparable to bleach.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

The Christmas-tree plantation was dark as eclipses and whiffed of bleach.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

“When someone has the yeast infection on their skin, the skin often bleaches temporarily.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

If the stain persists, you have three options: Call a professional refinisher; there are stronger bleaches, but they aren’t easily available.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023

At altitudes less than 1 km in the atmosphere, conditions are relatively warm and humid so smoke particles are often not very viscous and brown carbon bleaches quickly.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2022

Coral bleaches as a heat stress response and scientists hope most of the coral will recover from the current event, said David Wachenfeld, chief scientist at the authority, which manages the reef ecosystem.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

It lightens the polish to a bright vomit green and bleaches the carpet surrounding it.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Instead, once enough algae entered the bleached fragment, they reproduced rapidly inside their new host and restored its energy supply.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"The question we wanted to answer is, once a coral has bleached, what can we do?"

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Through these connections, beneficial algae and the nutrients they produce could pass from the healthy coral into the bleached one.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, it is possible to extract healthy symbionts and culture them -- and the team is now thinking about ways to re-introduce them en masse to bleached coral.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Baywatch was slender, with plucked eyebrows and center-parted, shoulder-length hair bleached a shade of light auburn.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

According to a study published on October 14 in Science Advances, this represents the fastest documented recovery from coral bleaching.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Since then, global ocean temperatures have soared to unprecedented highs and the worst coral bleaching episode on record between 2023 and 2025 caused widespread mortality across reefs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

But the arrival of a very strong El Nino could bring a return to more widespread bleaching -- including in Florida's waters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

That includes droughts, floods, infrastructure damage, coral bleaching, wildfires, and agricultural and health effects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The rain and wind were overtaking her, rubbing away the details of her legs; the sun was bleaching her hooves into faint outlines, merging into the cliff.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko