Ocean temperatures rise as teams prepare to save corals
Scientists, ocean officials and conservationists are racing against climate change to save the only barrier reef in the continental US.
Tag: coral bleaching
Climate change could cause ‘global coral bleaching events every other year by 2050’ — Coral Vita’s co-founder discusses reef restoration
A Q&A with Sam Teicher of Coral Vita, which conducts coral farming in the Bahamas to restore reefs.
The warming ocean is leaving coastal economies in hot water
The ocean economy is threatened by damage from storms, sea level rise and marine heat waves fueled by climate change.
Ron DeSantis can’t erase the climate crisis, or the students fighting it
Florida has seen an increase in climate advocacy led by young people in recent months
So they may endure for the enjoyment of future generations: Florida’s northern coral reefs see new state designation
HB 1557 redesignates the Kristin Jacobs Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area to a State Aquatic Preserve.
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
Last month, the world officially entered its fourth — and probably worst — mass coral bleaching event in history.
As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
The Reef Recovery Initiative aims to help save coral reefs by using the science of cryopreservation.
Back to the future: What does history show about what lies ahead for coral reefs?
A new study suggests that environmental stressors might limit the ability of Florida reefs to function as long-term climate refuges.
‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years
A community-based approach, combined with an ingenious device, brought back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve
This latest, still-unfolding event was entirely predictable, as ocean temperatures continue to rise due to global heating.