Aquatic Life
Corals
Record high global sea surface temperatures continue to set records.
The map below measures heating-degree weeks. The higher the heating-degree-weeks, the worse the coral bleaching. Bleaching hot spots are circled (ovaled) in white.
2021-24 Articles
Heat Stress Is Plunging the World’s Coral Reefs Into Crisis 0424
Great Barrier Reef Suffers Record Coral Bleaching, Damage 18 Meters Down 0424
NOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event 0424
Corals Are Bleaching in Every Corner of the Ocean, Threatening Its Web of Life 0424
6 Months after the Heat Spiked, Caribbean Corals Are Still Reeling 0324
Global Coral Reef Heat Stress Monitors Add New Alerts as Temperatures Rise 0124
Largest, Hottest, Longest Caribbean Bleaching - Corals Dying from Extreme Heat 1023
Extreme Heat Is Taking a Toll on Florida Bay 1023
Florida Coral Reef Fights to Survive After Record Ocean Heat Wave 1023
‘Coral Are Going to Die’ - Maui Wildfires Take Toxic Toll on Marine Ecology 0823
Rising Temperatures Are Wreaking Havoc Year-Round 0823
A Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral - Get It Out of the Sea 0723 - Keep a few corals in tanks on land, for eventual re-seeding.
Ocean Heat around Florida is Unprecedented. Coral Bleaching Abounds. 0723
Scientists Find Deep Corals in Mediterranean That Withstand Heat Waves 0623
Giving ‘Mother Nature a Little Bit of a Boost’ on the Great Barrier Reef Corals 1122
To Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed 1022 - Run small electric current (milli-amps) thru coral reefs being built
Most Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied This Year Was Bleached 0522
How Marine Heat Waves in Hawaii Have Ripple Effects All the Way to Arizona 0522
These Hawaiian Corals Could Hold the Secret to Surviving Warming Waters 0522
One of Great Barrier Reef’s Healthiest Reefs Succumbs to Bleaching 0322
Great Barrier Reef Faces More Damage as Hot Seas Cause Bleaching 0322
Some Corals Can Be Conditioned to Tolerate Heat 0322
Rumors of This Coral’s Survival Were Greatly Exaggerated 0222
Mediterranean Corals Collapse under Relentless Heat 0222
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2008-20 Articles
Could the Red Sea’s Heat-Resilient Corals Restore the World’s Dying Reefs 0122
Great Barrier Reef Faces Frequent Extreme Coral Bleaching at 2°C Heating 1121
14% of World’s Coral Lost in Less than a Decade 1021
The Ocean Has Lost Half Its Coral Reef Coverage 0921
Coral Reefs Face Disaster from Climate Change if We Don’t Curb CO2 Emissions 0721
U.N. Says Great Barrier Reef Is in Danger. Aussie Government Bitterly Disagrees. 0621
Corals Swap in Heat-Resistant Algae to Better Cope with Global Warming 0521
Global Warming’s Extreme Rains Threaten Hawaii’s Coral Reefs 0421
Great Barrier Reef Doomed, as Up to 99% of Coral at Risk 0421Coral Survivors Show Some Cope Better with Heat Waves 1220
Scientists Say Florida Reefs Have Lost Nearly 98% of Coral 1120
Warming Has Killed 1/2 the Great Barrier Reef’s Coral. It May Never Recover. 1020
Algae Transplant Could Protect Coral Reefs Threatened by Warming Seas 0520
Great Barrier Reef Bleaching after Record Hot Month of Sea Temperatures 0320
Climate Crisis Pushes World's Tropical Coral Reefs to Near-Annual Bleaching? 0320
Heated Oceans Endanger Coral Reefs 0910 Red high risk, yellow medium, blue low
2008-19 Articles
Record Heat Thrusts Hawaii Corals into ‘New Era’ of Bleaching 1019
Some Corals May Be Able to Tolerate Climate Change by Changing Which Algae Live within Them 0919
Outlook for the Great Barrier Reef Is Now Very Poor, Aussie Government Says 0819
Marine Heat Waves Kill Coral Instantly 0819
Great Barrier Reef Hard Coral Cover Close to Record Lows 0719
As Ocean Temperatures Rise, Corals Are Steadily Moving Poleward 0719
'Death Blow' - Corals, Algae Don't Acclimatize to More Acidic Seas 0519
Great Barrier Reef Moving South as Scientists Watch from Space 0419
Climate Change Is Battering the Great Barrier Reef. It Might Only Get Worse. 0419
Some Corals Becoming Resilient to Rising Temperatures 0319
Great Barrier Reef Headed for ‘Massive Death’ to Start ‘Planetary Catastrophe’ 0818
Great Barrier Reef Imperiled as Heat Worsens Die-Offs 0718
Coral Reefs ‘Will Be Overwhelmed by Rising Oceans’ 0618 - Corals cannot build a reef higher as fast as seas will rise.
Coral Decline in Great Barrier Reef ‘Unprecedented’ 0618 in 30+ years of monitoring
Great Barrier Reef Has Had 5 Near-Death Experiences in the Past 30,000 Years 0518
Global Warming Has Changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘Forever,’ Scientists Say 0418 - Branched corals lose, compact ones remain - for now.
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Sections of Great Barrier Reef Suffer Complete Ecosystem Collapse 0716 - Most fish populations plummet or vanish.
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Coral Reefs at Risk of Dissolving as Oceans Get More Acidic 0218
Coral Reefs Are Bleaching Too Frequently to Recover 0118Damage to Its Coral Reefs Has Made Florida More Vulnerable to Storm Surges 0917
240-Year-Old Nautical Maps Show Coral Loss Is Much Worse than We Knew 0917
World's Northernmost Coral Reef Bleached in Japan 0717
Floods, Reef Loss and Migration - Asia's Future on a Hotter Planet 0717
The Great Barrier Reef Is a Treasure Worth $42 Billion 0617
US Coral Reefs Are on Course to Disappear within Decades 0517
Great Barrier Reef 2050 Plan No Longer Achievable, due to Climate Change 0517
Loss of Coral Reefs from Warming Seas Could Cost $1 Trillion Globally 0417
Great Barrier Reef - 2/3 Damaged in ‘Unprecedented' Bleaching 0417
Coral Reefs' Only Hope Is Halting Global Warming, Study Says 0317
Great Barrier Reef Bleached for Unprecedented 2nd Year Running 0317
Coral Bleaching Kills 70% of Japan’s Biggest Coral Reef 0117
Great Barrier Reef Not Likely to Survive if Warming Trend Continues 1216
Why the Death of Coral Reefs Could Be Devastating for Millions of Humans 1116
Northern Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching Damage Worse, Surveys Show 1016
Global Coral Bleaching Event Might Become New Normal, Expert Warns 0916
Climate Change Unleashes Ghostly Death on Great Barrier Reef 0916
Global Coral Bleaching Event to Hit U.S. Hard, with No End in Sight 0616
Coral Reefs Doing Better Than Expected in Many Areas 0616 - where they are not otherwise impacted by humans
Sad Truth - Great Barrier Reef May Never Rebound to Previous Health 0516
1/3 of Central, Northern Great Barrier Reef Corals Dead 0516
Coral Species May Find Respite from Bleaching More than 40 Meters Below 0516
India’s Coral Reefs Experiencing Widespread Bleaching 0516
Florida’s Coral Reef Is Disintegrating 0516
Coral Bleaching Spreads from Great Barrier Reef to Western Australia 0416
93% of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Is Bleaching 0416
Climate-Related Death of Coral around World Alarms Scientists 0416
Link between Fossil Fuels and Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Is Incontrovertible 0316
Severe Coral Bleaching Worsens in Most Pristine Parts of Great Barrier Reef 0316
Longest Global Coral Bleaching on Record Isn’t Over Yet 0216
Coral Bleach Impact 0216 - 25-30% mortality so far in Fiji during this El Niño
Christmas Island Corals Aren’t Just Bleaching from El Niño. They’re Dying. 1215
Abrupt Changes in Food Chains Predicted as Southern Ocean Acidifies Fast 1115 -
Pteropods, at the base of the food web, can’t form shells.
Pacific Ocean Becomes a Cauldron 1115 - 3rd great cral bleaching event is under way.
Dramatic Worldwide Coral Bleaching Event Is Now Underway 1015
World's Richest Reef System Could Soon Succumb to Climate Change – WWF 0915
3rd Recorded Global Coral Bleaching Event May Be Underway 0915
Great Barrier Reef Species More at Risk from Climate Change 0815
Scientists Warn that 2°C Target Is Not Enough to Protect Corals, Marine Life 0815
Australia's Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Could Be Dead within 50 Years 0615
How Corals Could Survive a Warming Planet. (But What about Acidity?) 0615
Global Warming Fuels Coral Killer 0215
Warmer Waters Help Starfish Thrive and Devour the Great Barrier Reef 0215
To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the Mangroves 0215
Genetically Modified Coral Could Help Save Reefs 0215
‘Doomed’ Corals to Face Worst Bleaching in Decades 1214
Great Barrier Reef Protection Plan ‘Ignores the Threat of Climate Change' 1014
Great Barrier Reef - 'a Massive Chemistry Experiment Gone Wrong’ 1014
Panama’s Coral Reefs Ringed with Threats 1014
Caribbean Coral Reefs ‘Will be Lost Within 20 Years’ 0714
Climate Change, Coral Reefs, Deforestation and Dengue 0414
Coral Reefs Die as Ocean Water Warms and Turns Acid 0613
Coal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef 0513
Particulates from Fossil Fuels Affect Coral Growth 0413
Warming Favors Soft Corals Over Hard Reef-Building Corals 0313
Australia's Coal to Destroy Great Barrier Reef 0313
Booming Coal Exports Threaten Great Barrier Reef 0213
Caribbean Coral Reefs Ready to Shrink 0113
Half of Great Barrier Reef Coral Lost in Last 27 Years 1012
World’s Coral Reefs Can No Longer Be Saved 0712
Coral Reefs Head for Fishing & Climate Crisis 0211
Coral Reef Future Is Bleak - Hoegh-Guldberg 0111 - PDF
Warming Kills Up to 80% of Corals in Indian Ocean 1010
Coral Reef Deaths Soar in Record Ocean Heat 0710
Warming Slows Red Sea Coral Growth 0710
Services of Coral Reefs, Forests Worth Trillions 1109
Oceans & Other
2018-2024 Articles
Climate Crisis Is Increasing Frequency of Deadly Ocean Upwells 0424
Climate Change Is Making Crabs Lose Their Sense of Smell 0523
Climate Change Is on Track to Wipe Out Most Ocean Life 0422
Ocean Animals Face a Mass Extinction from Climate Change 0422
Climate Change Speeds Up Sound in the Ocean. That’s Bad for Marine Animals. 0422
Climate Crisis Is Suffocating the World’s Lakes 0621
Melting Ice in Arctic Linked to Bowhead Whales Holding Off Annual Migration 0421
British Columbia’s Seamounts Are Becoming Uninhabitable 1020 - falling oxygen levels as waters warm are the culprit
How Can We Minimize Harm from More Common & Intense Marine Heat Waves? 0820
Researchers Warn a Warming Ocean Threatens Giant Kelp Forests 0820
Climate Change Makes Some Fish Smaller, and Others Bigger 0420
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Acid Oceans Are Shrinking Plankton, Fueling Faster Climate Change 0819
Warmer Waters, Less Oxygen, Threaten Large Invertebrates in the Arctic 0619
Octopuses May Go Blind as Climate Change Sucks Oxygen Out of the Ocean 0519
Climate Change Forces Arctic Sea Animals to Shift Feeding Habits 0319
Crabs Are Adapting to Climate Change by Eating Methane-Filled Bacteria 0219
Venomous Sea Creatures on the Rise, Thanks to Climate Change 1018
Fish Will Start Losing Sense of Smell as CO2 Levels Rise 0718
Scientists Confirm Florida-Sized Dead Zone in the Gulf of Oman 0418
'Game Changer' - New Vulnerability to Climate Change in Ocean Food Chain 0318
Seagrass Meadows Are Vital, but in Serious Decline 0218
Decline in Krill Threatens Antarctic Wildlife, from Whales to Penguins 0218
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2008-2017 Articles
As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear 1117
Failing Phytoplankton, Failing Oxygen - Global Warming Could Suffocate Life on Earth 1215
Box Jellyfish Will Destroy Ocean Ecosystems by Gobbling Up the Food 0917
Warming Planet Is Hazard to Fish, via Increased Salinity and Algal Blooms 0917
Hot Spots in a Freezing Ocean Offer Lessons in Climate Change 0817
Where's the Kelp? Warm Ocean Takes Toll on Undersea Forests 0817
Climate Change May Shrink the World’s Fish 0817
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Is the Largest Ever, Size of New Jersey 0817
Climate Change Will Worsen Nitrogen Runoff, Algae and Dead Zones 0717
Plankton Decline Hits Marine Food Chain 0417
Deep Sea Life Faces Dark Future due to Warming and Food Shortage 0217 - less food from above; triple whammy of less oxygen, more acid, and too warm (rate 1,000s of times what deep seas have seen)
Warmer Oceans Encouraging 2 New Phytoplankton Groups 0117
Pacific Warm Water “Blob” Contributed to a Record Toxic Algae Bloom 1216
Global Warming Alters Arctic Food Chain, with Unforeseeable Results 1116
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Ocean Slime Spreading Quickly Across the Earth 0816
Warming Could Mean More Algae Blooms Like Florida’s 0716
Ocean Warming due to Plankton Collapse 0616
CO2 Causing 'Intoxication' of Ocean Fish Sooner than Expected 0116
Pacific Shellfish Set for Price Hike, as Ocean Acidity Keeps Rising 0116
Abrupt Changes in Food Chains Predicted as Southern Ocean Acidifies Fast 1115
Marine Food Chains at Risk of Collapse, Extensive Oceans Study Finds 1015
Climate Change Could Push These Tiny Marine CyanoBacteria to Evolve - Irreversibly 0915
Great Barrier Reef Species More at Risk from Climate Change 0815
Too Warm, Too Few Fish - Health Warning for World’s Oceans 0815
Ocean Acidification Threatens Balance of Plankton Species - Why That Matters 0715
Tropical Fish Are Genetically Adapting to Cope with Warmer Waters 0715
Seaweed Might Have the Power to Make the Oceans Less Acidic 0515
Dead Zones - Where Animals Suffocate and Die - Found in Atlantic Open Waters 0415
Lobster Growth Rates Declining 0415
Sea Urchins Work Overtime to Cope with Rising Ocean Acidity 0315
Climate Change Can Skew Fish Gender Ratios 0315
Massive Ocean Oxygen Loss from Melting Ice, Warming, 10-17 Millennia Ago 0115
Examining How Marine Life Might Adapt to Acidified Oceans 0514
Warmer Water Linked to More Mercury in Fish 1013
Algal Blooms Causing Concern in Northern Lakes 1013
Toxic Algal Blooms and Warming Waters: the Climate Connection 0913
Warming Lake Superior Prompts a Tribe to Try a New Fish 1013
As Antarctic Sea Ice Melts, Seaweed Smothers Seafloor 0813
Ocean Microbes Feel a Warming Climate’s Effects 0713
78% Drop in Coastal Fish Over 40 Years Off California 0713
Jellyfish Surge in Mediterranean 0613
Dead Zones Warming Extinguished Most Species 180 Mya 0213
Climate Change May Shrink Fish 0912
Ocean Acidification Threatens Food Security 0912
Volcanic Vents Model CO2 Acid Future - 30% Biodiversity Loss 0212
UK Warming Replaces Cold-Water Fish with Warm 0911
Fish Shrink Due to Climate Change 0709
Acid Ocean Thins Marine Shells 0409
Warming Drives Jellyfish Explosion 0808
Toxic Algae
Articles
Human-Driven Climate Change to Amplify Toxin Concentration Risk in U.S. Lakes 1023
Toxic Red Tide Algae, Last Seen in 2018, Returns to Texas Coast 0923
Florida's Red Tide Is Decimating Marine Plants 0423
Florida Red Tides Getting Worse, May Be Hard to Control - due to Climate Change 0122
Toxic Algae Blooms Are Multiplying. The Government Lacks a Plan to Help. 1021
Black Summer Bushfires Triggered Southern Ocean Algal Blooms Bigger than Australia 0921
Harmful Algal Blooms Come to Lake Superior, Once Believed Immune 0921
Another Red Tide Left 15 Tons of Dead Fish on Tampa Bay Shores. More on Tap. 0721
Algal Blooms Target Sea Otter Hearts 0421
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Massive Kamchatka Die-Off Threatens Bottom Dwellers, Endangered Sea Otters 1020
Lake Erie’s Toxic Green Slime is Getting Worse with Climate Change 0820
As Cape Cod Warms, Nightmare of Toxic Algae Plagues Its Ponds 0720
Climate Change Could Worsen Foul-Smelling Algae on Mexican Tourist Beaches 0719
This Year’s Wild, Wet Spring Is Feeding Massive Blobs of Toxic Algae 0719
Algae Blooms Fed by Farm Flooding Add to Midwest's Climate Woes 0619
As Climate Warms, Algae Blooms in Drinking Water Supplies 0918
Algae Bloom in Lake Superior Raises Worries on Climate Change and Tourism 0918
How Climate Change Is Making ‘Red Tide’ Algal Blooms Even Worse 0818
Toxic Algae Spreads in Baltic Waters, in Biggest Bloom in Years 0818
Warming Drives Spread of Toxic Algae in US 0618
Toxic Algae Blooms Occurring More Often, May Be Caught in Climate Change Feedback Loop 0518
Death by Killer Algae 1117 - oceans
250,000 Football Fields of Green Algae Now Cover Lake Erie 1017
Climate Change Is Making Algal Blooms Worse 0417
Pacific Warm Water “Blob” Contributed to a Record Toxic Algae Bloom 1216
The Pacific Blob Caused an Unprecedented Toxic Algal Bloom; More Is Coming 0916
Toxic Algal Bloom Explodes in Chesapeake Bay This Summer 0916
Warming Could Mean More Algae Blooms Like Florida’s 0716
Toxic Algae May Become Common on British Columbia Coast 0316
Rising Lake Temperatures May Worsen Algae Blooms 1215
Heavier Rains Mean More Toxic Blooms for Lake Erie 0715
Flooding May Spur Algae in Lake Erie 0715
Algal Blooms Causing Concern in Northern Lakes 1013
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