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🌡️ Coral Bleaching: Thermal Stress & DHW Curve (2D)

2D Canvas simulation of coral thermal-stress bleaching: watch sea-surface temperature drive a Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) accumulation curve past the bleaching and mortality thresholds.

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⚙ Under the hood

A 2D Canvas simulation of coral thermal-stress bleaching: adjustable baseline sea-surface temperature, heatwave magnitude and duration drive a real Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) accumulation curve. Watch a coral colony visibly pale as cumulative heat stress crosses the bleaching and mortality-risk thresholds, and recover if the heat eases in time.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install