Most of the
coral in
Japan's largest coral reef are
dead, and the
rest are dying
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Japan has reported an alarming rate of death in its
largest coral reef.*
The environment ministry says that
70 percent of the coral at Sekiseishoko, off Okinawa, is dead.
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91.4 percent of the
coral in the
largest reef in the **rthern Hemisphere has also been bleached due to warm temperatures — meaning they're vulnerable and very likely to die, as well.
Photo taken Sept. 12, 2016 from a drone shows
Japan's largest coral reef, Sekiseishoko, between Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
Image: Kyodo/AP
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