Remote Pacific coral reef shows at least some ability to cope with ocean warming – new study
This may buy us time, but many reefs are still doomed without serious action on climate change.
Aug. 22, 2023 • ~8 min
This may buy us time, but many reefs are still doomed without serious action on climate change.
Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.
Ocean temperatures have hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.
Widespread coral bleaching is underway as ocean temperatures hit record highs off the Florida Keys. Scientists and volunteer divers are racing to save these valuable creatures.
Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how. A new study shows how corals turn oxybenzone into a sunlight-activated toxin.
Marine heatwaves will happen so often that reefs will struggle to weather successive bleaching events.
Hundreds of organizations are working around the world to restore damaged coral reefs. New research shows that rapid ocean warming threatens these efforts.
While most corals turn ghostly white when they bleach, some turn neon purple. Scientists were baffled – until now.
Experts from Harvard and beyond gathered Monday to discuss the oceans’ plight in a warming world, offering hopeful solutions despite the often bleak assessment prompted by warming, pollution, acidification, and coral bleaching.
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