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Exploring the global decline of coral reefs and efforts to save these critical ecosystems.
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Countries met at the U.N. climate talks in Bonn this month to discuss implementing the Paris climate accord to limit global temperature rise. Negotiator Hugh J. Sealy says only minimal progress has been made to help vulnerable small island nations adapt to global warming.
The massive storm devastated the Sunshine State’s coral reefs, but a team of researchers and divers is working to help them recover. NOAA’s Lauri MacLaughlin explains what she saw on recent dives and why she is hopeful for the reefs’ future.
Scientists are deploying drones and other technologies to gather essential information on the world’s largest coral reef system in a race to save a crucial ecosystem from the effects of climate change.
Jessica Meeuwig Marine Scientist
More than 1,200 scientists from 45 countries have signed a petition calling on the Australian government to reverse a proposal to allow commercial fishing in marine protected areas, calling the action scientifically flawed.
New genetic technologies are enabling scientists to identify traits that may help corals survive warming ocean temperatures that threaten the survival of coral reefs critical to marine ecosystems.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s 100 Island Challenge uses 3-D photography to monitor how coral reefs change over time in an effort to help local communities save crucial marine ecosystems.
Susanne Becken Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith University, Australia
Bela Stantic Acting Head of School of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University
Rod Connolly Professor in Marine Science, Griffith University in southeast Queensland, Australia
Environmental monitoring is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. One solution: Tap data stored in tweets and Instagram photos to track the health of coral reefs and other marine ecosystems.
NOAA sent an expedition to remote Pacific Islands after the recent global bleaching events and found devastation at reefs once exploding with life, but also reason for optimism.
The coral bleaching event that devastated reefs worldwide during the past three years is over for now, but as ocean temperatures continue to rise, bleaching is likely to continue on a regional level.
Jeff Orlowski, director of a new documentary that filmed the real-time death of coral reefs from rising temperatures, talks about how to depoliticize ocean issues to reach a broad audience.
Laboratory research has shown that a widely used sunscreen ingredient, oxybenzone, harms coral. The findings are now taking on a new urgency as climate change weakens the resilience of reefs worldwide.
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