Heat-tolerant symbionts a critical key to protecting Florida’s elkhorn coral from bleaching during marine heatwaves
The findings come at a critical time, as a global coral bleaching event has already impacted 84% of the world's ...
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Climate change and coral bleaching are happening right in Trump’s front yard
Florida's Coral Reef is one of the state’s most highly valued assets, providing benefits for tourism, fishing and flood protection.
Coral reef restoration has cost $250 million, but reefs are worth 1,000 times that
The healthy reefs in the Florida Keys alone yield $6.3 billion in revenue every year.
Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they’re not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
Along with grazers to keep them clean, coral reefs need cleaner waters and cooler oceans to ensure their long-term survival.
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida to Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
NOAA leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health, as well as research into climate risks.
Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak
A new study pinpoints why the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years.
Extreme ocean heat breaks records, leaving 2 mysteries to solve
The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels and other activities.
The business case for saving coral reefs
Researchers found the nation’s reefs spare about 18,000 people and $1.8 billion in economic assets from floods each year.
University of Miami, partners awarded $16 million NOAA grant for groundbreaking coral restoration project
The project will implement and scale-up new approaches to increase the climate resilience of Florida’s Coral Reef.
It’s already official: You’re living through the hottest year on record
According to the European Union's climate agency, 2024 is also the first year to breach a key climate threshold.