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Coral reefs are first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point"

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass ...

‘Dead’ coral reef found alive and thriving off West Africa

Scientists first identified the possible location during the 1960s, while surveying potential fishing areas, but assumed that whatever reef resided along the seafloor was dead. After receiving grant ...
Science Daily

Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans

Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans, new research finds. Scientists, using a combination of satellite remote sensing and a network of ...
Reuters

The world's coral reefs are bleaching. What does that mean?

LONDON, April 15(Reuters) - Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures. On Monday, the U.S. National Oceanic and ...
The Hill

Nations pledge $12B to protect coral reefs

More than 40 countries are pledging to raise $12 billion to protect the world’s coral reefs from threats such as overfishing and human pollution. The new initiative, Coral Reef Breakthrough, was ...
Mongabay

Another way to check the health of a coral reef: Study the microbes in the seawater

An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health ...
Phys.org

eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

The human gut is full of microbes. Some microbes can make people sick, while others are responsible for balancing gut health. But humans aren't the only species whose health depends on these ...

A silent coral reef came back to life after scientists played recordings of healthy reefs underwater

Scientists tested if restoring underwater noise could influence fish behaviour. Their experiment suggested artificial ...
THE WEEK

The worst coral bleaching event breaks records

Coral reefs have long been losing their color due to bleaching, but a recent uptick has caused nearly all of the world's reefs to be damaged. A record-breaking amount of marine life fell victim to the ...
The Conversation

Restoring reefs killed by climate change may simply put corals ‘back out to die’ – here’s how we can improve their chances

Coral reefs, like sprawling cities of the sea, support an estimated 25% of all plants and animals in the ocean. Worldwide, 1 billion people depend on these ecosystems for food, income and coastal ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic ...