Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global ...
Scientists discovered that 2023 marked the worst year for coral bleaching in the Northern Hemisphere, with major reefs ...
Nearly two-thirds of the world's coral reefs have been subjected to heat stress bad enough to trigger bleaching over the past ...
However, coral reefs are extremely sensitive to changes in their environment, particularly to rising ocean temperatures. As ...
Derek Manzello is the coordinator of NOAA's Coral Reef Watch, which serves as the global monitoring authority ... Reef Marine Park Authority reported bleaching on 75 per cent of more than 1000 ...
T HE GREAT Barrier Reef is a natural marvel. Spanning 2,300km along the north-east coast of Australia, this vast ecosystem boasts hundreds of species of multicoloured corals across an area roughly the ...
Globally, countries are closing off areas to tourists to prevent further harm to the reefs, including most recently in ...
Reef scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
These researchers were essentially describing the global collapse of an entire ecosystem driven by climate change. Warm ocean water causes corals — large colonies of tiny animals called polyps — to ...
Last month, the average global sea surface temperature reached a record 69.93 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Since early 2023, mass bleaching of coral reefs ...
A tourist-friendly islet off Phuket has been closed after Thai authorities found signs of extensive coral bleaching in its ...
THE El Nino phenomenon, which causes unusual warming of surface waters, is directly impacting coral ... bleaching, such as by managing local stressors to increase the resistance capacity of the ...