COSPPac Monthly Climate Bulletin, November 2021.
SPREP Publications, Climate Change Resilience
Available Online
The sea surface temperature anomaly pattern in November shows SSTs were warmer than av-erage in the far western Pacific while cooler than average SSTs along the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. Coral bleaching status warning 'Alert Level 2' for parts of northern PNG mainland while 'Alert Level 1' for other parts of northern and southeast PNG, Palau and FSM. 'No stress' or 'watch' for the rest of COSPPac countries. Coral bleaching outlook remains at 'Alert Level 2' for north-ern and southern PNG for the next three weeks.