After record-high temperatures for the last four months of 2021, the Great Barrier Reef is at risk of another mass bleaching event. Experts are shocked and concerned by the unprecedented levels of heat stress on the corals. From September through December 14, 2021, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) noted more heat stress over the […]
Australian scientists are trialing a unique strategy to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the climate crisis: altering clouds to keep it cool during marine heatwaves. The idea behind the ‘Marine Cloud Brightening for the Great Barrier Reef‘ project is to reduce the risk of coral bleaching in the short term while global greenhouse gas […]
A unique partnership has produced the first-ever high-resolution satellite map of the world’s shallow coral reefs. The Allen Coral Atlas announced its completion Wednesday as a tool that policy makers, conservationists and the general public can use to understand and preserve the world’s reefs at a time when they are under increasing threat from the […]
By Jake Johnson An intense lobbying campaign by the pro-fossil fuel Australian government succeeded Friday in keeping the Great Barrier Reef off a list of World Heritage Sites considered “in danger,” despite experts’ warnings that the biodiverse ecosystem is increasingly imperiled by the global climate emergency. The 21-nation World Heritage Committee — organized by the […]
The relationship between coral and algae is hugely important: the coral provides algae with shelter, while the algae provides the coral with energy and color. However, scientists have never before observed the moment when coral cells envelop single-celled algae to begin this partnership, until now. In a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science Wednesday, […]
The UN World Heritage Committee has proposed to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef‘s World Heritage status due to climate change and the Australian government isn’t happy about it. The World Heritage Committee is a group of 12 nations, chaired by China. If the status of the reef is downgraded, it can affect the tourism revenue […]
Unless we act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s coral reefs will stop growing by the end of the century. That’s the warning from a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday, which analyzed how the world’s reefs would fare under a low, medium and high emissions […]
Hawaii is on its way to banning more reef-damaging sunscreens. On Tuesday of last week, its state Senate approved Senate Bill 132, which would ban all sunscreens containing the chemicals avobenzone or octocrylene. The bill then moved to the House, where it passed its first reading on Thursday, March 11. If approved, it would build […]
Coral reef ecosystems are threatened, researchers have warned. Warming oceans, pollution and overfishing are a few reasons why. But scientists at the University of Hawaii and Michigan State University are looking for answers beyond just “why.” They are seeking solutions that could help coral reefs endure these threats now and into the future. Between 2014 […]
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