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Diver pieces back together smashed marine ecosystem
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Diver pieces back together smashed marine ecosystem

China Daily  

Corals are cultivated in a lab in Hainan. CHINA DAILY The construction of the marine ranch in Wuzhizhou has effectively supplemented fish as an essential element required to uphold the delicate balance of the region's ecosystems, consequently improving the health of coral reefs, he said. Despite the positive progress in Wuzhizhou, Zhang Yuyang, an associate professor with the South China …

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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: U.S. agency
2 months ago

Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: U.S. agency

Raw Story  

A global coral bleaching event that began last year has quickly grown to the largest on record, according to a U.S. agency, with the impacted reef area continuing to grow. From the beginning of 2023 through October 10, 2024, "roughly 77 percent of the world's reef area has experienced bleaching-level heat stress," Derek Manzello of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …

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Global coral bleaching event called by US climate agency for the fourth time in history after year of extreme ocean heat
8 months, 1 week ago

Global coral bleaching event called by US climate agency for the fourth time in history after year of extreme ocean heat

ABC  

The Ribbon Reef, on the northern side of the Great Barrier Reef, before coral bleaching occurred. Short window, massive change From above, aerial surveys of the Great Barrier Reef revealed a "mass coral bleaching event" was unfolding across the world-heritage site. This photo of Ribbon Reef, on the northern side of the Great Barrier Reef, was taken before coral bleaching …

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Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
8 months, 1 week ago

Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans

Associated Press  

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change. Coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries, territories or local economies has been confirmed from February 2023 to now, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and International Coral Reef …

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Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say
8 months, 1 week ago

Coral reefs around the world experiencing mass bleaching, scientists say

Al Jazeera  

Scientists warn that many of the world’s reefs may not recover from the intense, prolonged heat stress. Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colourful coral reefs have turned a ghostly white in what scientists say has amounted to the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades. At least 54 countries and territories …

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NOAA extends coral reef alert scale after extreme coral heat stress
10 months, 2 weeks ago

NOAA extends coral reef alert scale after extreme coral heat stress

CNN  

CNN — With water temperatures climbing to unprecedented heights, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has added new levels to its alert system to account for increasingly severe coral bleaching and higher mortality rates. Alert Level 5, the new highest level classified as “near complete mortality,” means “greater than 80 percent of corals in the highlighted area are at risk …

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Earth's hottest year was 2023. Here it is in graphs and photos
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth's hottest year was 2023. Here it is in graphs and photos

ABC  

While 2023 has already been called the world's hottest year, the full set of climate data up to December 31 shows global temperatures reached "exceptionally" high levels last year, according to the European Union's key climate service. Daily average surface air temperatures around the world in 2023, compared to other years on record Globally averaged daily sea surface temperatures have …

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South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater
1 year, 4 months ago

South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater

Associated Press  

The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot tub levels — two days in a row. In this image provide by NOAA, coral shows signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023. Still, McNoldy said, “it’s amazing.” This image provide by NOAA, shows a dead coral …

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