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For More Than 250 Million Years, Coral Reefs Have Had a Major Influence on Earth’s Changing Climate
The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...
A new study shows how connected coral reefs in Fiji stay healthier when fishing pressure and pollution are reduced together.
Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate ...
Australia pioneered assisted coral fertilization. It’s expanding in the Caribbean, with leading projects at the National ...
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We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead
This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now ...
A hurricane-related upwelling sent cool water to the surface and dropped temperatures 7 degrees in shallow waters around the reefs. Hurricane Helene churning past the Florida Keys last week brought ...
Dr. Jordan Casey will take you on a deep dive into the colorful world of coral reefs. From the stunning diversity of reef organisms to the mysterious connections between species, learn how scientists ...
The sea surface temperature around the Great Barrier Reef this year is the hottest it has ever been in 400 years, posing huge threats to the coral reef ecosystem in the area. When you purchase through ...
(CNN) — It’s a common quandary: a traveler planning a vacation wants to be responsible, stay at a locally-owned hotel instead of a big chain and hire local guides who can take them off the typical ...
By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities in Australia and worldwide will recover more slowly, lose ecological ...
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Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s
For coral reefs, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has endured seven mass bleaching events over the past 25 years. Five have occurred in the past eight years. But ...
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