# Coral Reef Haiku

*Published:* 2007-03-16
*Author:* Bill Chameides

Coral reef brilliance  
Bleached white by loss of algae,  
Killed by warming sea.

![](/climate411/wp-content/files/2007/03/coral.png)  
Left: Healthy corals (iStockphoto). Right: bleached corals (Ray Berkelsman, CRCReef, Townsville).