Australia's Great Barrier Reef just experienced a coral bleaching event that may be the biggest on record.

澳大利亚大堡礁刚刚经历了有史以来最大规模的珊瑚白化。

Experts warn that bleaching is increasing due to climate change.

专家警告，因为气候变化，珊瑚白化的情况会愈演愈烈。

Although bleaching only weakens the coral, it damages the reef, which is dangerous for the environment.

尽管珊瑚白化只损坏了珊瑚本身，但是珊瑚白化会进而破坏珊瑚礁，这会威胁到整体环境。

Warmer sea temperatures caused by climate change and periodic El Nio events have caused large areas of coral to be wiped out in so-called "bleaching" events.

气候变化及周期性的厄尔尼诺现象引起的海水变暖，已经造成了大面积的珊瑚礁在所谓的“漂白”事件中消失殆尽。

One of the worst mass bleaching events in history occurred in 1998 — which was also one of the hottest years on record, and like 2010, an El Nio year.

史上最严重的大规模珊瑚白化事件之一发生于1998年——该年也是有史以来最热的一年，与2010年一样，也是厄尔尼诺现象的一年。

Reductive bleaching is also carried out, using sodium hydrosulphite.

用连二亚硫酸钠也进行了还原漂白。

Blondarexia means that "Being so addicted to bleaching your hair that it's almost white, flat, monochromatic, and burnt to a frizzle."

金发女魔头意味着：“她们对染发有着狂热的兴趣，而且通常会将头发染烫成纯粹的金色卷发。”

What's left is the white coral - hence the term bleaching.

因此就出现了白珊瑚——所以引入白化这一名词。