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Sometimes, depending on the extent of the destruction. The 2004 study also found that about 16 percent of coral reefs had been damaged by unprecedented bleaching in 1998, but about two-fifths of those had recovered. If given the opportunity, the 50 percent of coral reefs in the world that aren’t yet damaged beyond repair could, potentially, recover.
