ðɪs fˈɑːloʊd ɐ pɹˈiːviəs ɛkstˈɛnsɪv kˈɔːɹəl blˈiːtʃɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɪtʃ "ˌʌp tʊ ˈeɪɾi pɚ sˈɛnt ʌv skˈɑːt ɹˈiːf kˈɔːɹəlz dˈaɪd" bˌʌt fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðə ɹˈiːf dˈɪd ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹ ɪnðə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt tˈɛn fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz.
This followed a previous extensive coral bleaching in 1998 during which "up to 80 per cent of Scott Reef corals died" but from which the reef did recover in the subsequent 10–15 years.