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Earth’s ‘greatest natural wonder’ faces existential threat from hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth’s ‘greatest natural wonder’ faces existential threat from hottest ocean temperatures in 400 years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Great Barrier Reef, the largest living ecosystem on Earth, is facing an existential threat, …

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Coral bleaching: Ocean heat is driving a mass bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record
8 months, 1 week ago

Coral bleaching: Ocean heat is driving a mass bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record

CNN  

CNN — Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this could become the worst bleaching period in recorded history. NOAA predicts La Niña, El Niño’s cooler counterpart, could arrive between June and August this year, which provides “a …

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Coral reefs undergoing fourth global bleaching event, say US scientists
8 months, 1 week ago

Coral reefs undergoing fourth global bleaching event, say US scientists

India Today  

Many of the world's colourful coral reefs along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico have turned white in what scientists said is the fourth global bleaching event in the last three decades. Since the last mass global bleaching event in 2016, ocean temperatures have risen so much that NOAA had to introduce three new heat alert levels. Ongoing episodes …

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Can ‘good sounds’ help coral islands recover from bleaching?
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Can ‘good sounds’ help coral islands recover from bleaching?

The Hindu  

Climate change is the most serious environmental problem facing the world today. In many parts of the world, coral reefs have started to die due to global warming experienced over the years. The U.S. lost half of its coral reefs in the Caribbean in one year in 2005 due to a large-scale bleaching event after warm waters around the Virgin …

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The Science Quiz | Coral bleaching
9 months ago

The Science Quiz | Coral bleaching

The Hindu  

What is the name of the coral reef system that was in the news most recently for a significant bleaching event? The creatures primarily responsible for building reefs are called coral ______. This Australia-based marine scientist, who began with research work on coral reefs in the Caribbean in the 1970s, is widely considered to be the foremost authority on coral …

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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by mass coral bleaching

Al Jazeera  

Warming seas are threatening the home of thousands of marine species, but some corals can recover if temperatures cool. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by a major coral bleaching event likely caused by heat stress built up over the summer at the biologically diverse site, a government agency has said. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which …

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Herbicide Overwatch suspected of bleaching, spray drift damage in regional South Australia
1 year ago

Herbicide Overwatch suspected of bleaching, spray drift damage in regional South Australia

ABC  

John Peters was stumped when multiple plants in his expansive Yorke Peninsula garden started changing colour and his roses stopped flowering. Key points: An investigation by the SA government into a pre-emergent herbicide has found no evidence of misconduct Regional communities are concerned the chemical will cause damage again next year The investigation team suspects some users did not get …

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The Great Barrier Reef has avoided an 'in danger' listing, but still faces near-complete destruction
1 year, 3 months ago

The Great Barrier Reef has avoided an 'in danger' listing, but still faces near-complete destruction

ABC  

The world's biggest coral reef system is not going on the UN's list of World Heritage sites "in danger". The fact is, coral reefs including the Great Barrier Reef, face near complete destruction in the coming decades. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has ruled that the climate impacts of several new coal mines can't be considered when approving them under existing …

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Larger fires, heavier rains forecast in Australia as world warms
2 years, 1 month ago

Larger fires, heavier rains forecast in Australia as world warms

Al Jazeera  

Rising temperatures are causing longer fire seasons and heavier rainfall events in Australia, a new report says. Greenhouse gases have caused Australia’s climate to warm up by about 1.47 degrees Celsius over the past century, according to a new government report, resulting in larger and more frequent fires, heavier rainfall and flash floods, as well as an increase in mass …

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Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
2 years, 7 months ago

Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said. Bleaching is caused by global warming, but this is the reef’s first bleaching event during a La Niña weather pattern, which is associated with …

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The phenomenon of coral bleaching
2 years, 8 months ago

The phenomenon of coral bleaching

The Hindu  

The story so far: The management authority of the world’s largest coral reef system, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, confirmed on March 25 that the reef is experiencing a mass coral bleaching event. This is the sixth time that the coral reef system is being hit by a widespread and damaging bleaching event and the fourth time in six years that …

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Fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are losing their colour, study finds
2 years, 9 months ago

Fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are losing their colour, study finds

Daily Mail  

Fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are losing their colour as coral reefs degrade and die during bleaching events, a new study shows. Pictured is the lemon damselfish, one of the species looked at for the study Bleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef outside Cairns Australia during a mass bleaching event. The Great Barrier Reef has seen mass bleaching …

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Coral reef safe zones set to plummet, while potential bleaching events loom in Qld, WA
2 years, 10 months ago

Coral reef safe zones set to plummet, while potential bleaching events loom in Qld, WA

ABC  

The number of coral reefs worldwide that will be spared the harm of warming is predicted to plummet within just a few decades. Key points: Researchers predict just 0.2 per cent of the world's reefs will be unaffected by warming at 1.5C Signs suggest bleaching events may occur in WA and QLD in the coming weeks Climate action is the …

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Coral bleaching extent shown in new study, with WA reefs suffering more than Great Barrier Reef
3 years, 2 months ago

Coral bleaching extent shown in new study, with WA reefs suffering more than Great Barrier Reef

ABC  

A major analysis of global coral reef health has raised concern about the frequency of bleaching events in Western Australia. Key points: A study has revealed the rate at which WA reefs are being bleached It points to climate change as the main cause of coral bleaching The report includes data from 73 different countries The report, released this week …

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Australia avoids Great Barrier Reef global embarrassment, but the dangers of climate change remain for the reef
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia avoids Great Barrier Reef global embarrassment, but the dangers of climate change remain for the reef

ABC  

When the scientific advisors to UNESCO recommended the Great Barrier Reef be added to UNESCO's in-danger list, Environment Minister Sussan Ley claimed the process stunk. Great Barrier Reef avoids 'in danger' tag by UNESCO Photo shows A Green Turtle swims peacefully among the corals on the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef will not be added to UNESCO's "in …

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