‘The worst year for coral bleaching’


Jakkapat Yodnil calls out to visitors at a diving expo in Bangkok, eager to share details of his shop’s expeditions to the azure waters around the Thai island of Koh Tao.

But behind the friendly sales pitch, the 25-year-old fears that bleaching affecting much of the world’s coral this year threatens his livelihood and the marine world he loves.

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