hˈiːt stɹˈɛs ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ nˈoʊə kˈɔːɹəl ɹˈiːf wˈɑːtʃɪz dᵻɡɹˈiː hˈiːɾɪŋ wˈiːks mˈɛtɹɪk wʌzðə hˈaɪɪst ˈɛvɚ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
Heat stress (indicated by NOAA Coral Reef Watch's Degree Heating Weeks metric) was the highest ever recorded in 2016.