The only hope to save the world’s coral reefs is to take immediate action to stop climate change, according to new research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The study analyzed 2016 bleaching events in the Great Barrier Reef, finding that they were mostly driven by rising temperatures and that local efforts to reduce pollution […]
By Daniel Grossman At times, marine biologist Ruth Gates is appalled by the path her research has taken. “It’s horrifying,” she said recently, sitting in a spartan office at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Science. Gates, the institute’s director, manages a far-reaching research program to develop novel techniques to prevent climate change from harming the […]
Australia’s Queensland government is calling on citizens to boycott ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s after it offered its support to the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) campaign to save the Great Barrier Reef. The campaign—Fight for the Reef—aims to protect this natural wonder of the world from the threat of widespread, rapid and damaging industrial […]
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