It was one of the hottest years on record in Singapore last year, but corals located off the Republic's southern coast still managed to keep their cool.
No mass bleaching event was recorded in Singapore's reefs, although there may have been bleaching of isolated coral colonies, said Dr Karenne Tun, director of the coastal and marine division at the National Parks Board's (NParks) National Biodiversity Centre.
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