FWC sinks 227-foot abandoned boat to be transformed into artificial coral reef

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced on Friday announced the successful sinking of a 227-foot ...
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For More Than 250 Million Years, Coral Reefs Have Had a Major Influence on Earth’s Changing Climate

The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...

We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead

This is especially worrying because these massive corals are normally quite resilient to heat stress. Even the strong are now ...

Connections between coral reefs boost their health

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate ...
Geographical

Climate extremes triggered rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef

New study suggests climate change is happening too quickly for corals to adjust Scientists at the University of Sydney have ...
Earth.com

Coral reefs are much more resilient when they're connected

A new study shows how connected coral reefs in Fiji stay healthier when fishing pressure and pollution are reduced together.

New Study Warns: By 2100, Coral Reefs Could Be Overtaken by Algae

By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...
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Florida’s largest reef system collapses after 150 year temperature high—52k colonies wiped out

Florida’s coral reefs reached a breaking point in the summer of 2023, when an unprecedented marine heat wave sent water ...
Maui Now

First corals of opportunity collected for Kauaʻi’s new coral restoration nursery

The first coral specimens to be housed in the new Kauaʻi Coral Restoration Nursery at Nōmilu Fishpond are now being cared for at the facility that will build local capacity for reef restoration and ...

We knew Ningaloo’s coral bleaching was severe. But what we found 6 months later was still a shock

Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public pressure for meaningful climate action.

Climate extremes trigger rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef

University of Sydney marine biologists have identified a devastating combination of coral bleaching and a rare necrotic ...