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Mapping the World’s Corals Reveals More Reefs than Previously Known 0224.rtf
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.
2020-25 Articles
Anthropogenic Climate Change Will Likely Outpace Coral Range Expansion 0824.rtfWhat Marine Heat Wave off Florida Means for Temperatures, Storms and Coral 0525.rtfWorld’s Largest Bleaching Event on Record Has Harmed 84% of Coral Reefs 0425.rtf‘Catastrophic’ - Great Barrier Reef Hit by Its Most Widespread Coral Bleaching 0125.rtfTide Going Out on Good News for Oceans 0125.rtfThe Business Case for Saving Coral Reefs 0125.rtf4th Mass Coral Bleaching Prompts UN Emergency Session 1024.rtfThe Caribbean’s Coral Defense System against Deadly Hurricanes Is Vanishing 0724.rtfMangroves and Coral Reefs, the Coastal Living Barriers, Could Soon Collapse 0524.rtfCan Corals Be Saved? 0424.rtfHeat Stress Is Plunging the World’s Coral Reefs Into Crisis 0424.rtfNOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event 0424.rtfClick for more2020-25 Articles
Corals Are Bleaching in Every Corner of the Ocean, Threatening Its Web of Life 0424.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Suffers Record Coral Bleaching, Damage 18 Meters Down 0424.rtfCorals Have No Reprieve as Great Barrier Reef Faces Its Latest Bleaching Event 0324.rtf2023 Coral Bleaching HotSpot Maps Reveal Global Sea Surface Temperature Extremes, Coral Mortality, and Ocean Circulation Changes 0124.rtfMapping the World’s Corals Reveals More Reefs than Previously Known 0224.rtfGlobal Coral Reef Heat Stress Monitors Add New Alerts as Temperatures Rise 0124.rtfLargest, Hottest, Longest Caribbean Bleaching- Corals Dying from Extreme Heat 1023.rtfExtreme Heat Is Taking a Toll on Florida Bay 1023.rtfFlorida Coral Reef Fights to Survive After Record Ocean Heat Wave 1023.rtfDeadly Coral Bleaching Heat Wave Spreads across Entire Caribbean 0923.rtfFor Florida’s Ailing Corals, No Relief from the Heat 0823.rtf‘Coral Are Going to Die’ - Maui Wildfires Take Toxic Toll on Marine Ecology 0823.rtfRising Temperatures Are Wreaking Havoc Year-Round 0823.rtfA Desperate Push to Save Florida’s Coral - Get It Out of the Sea 0723.rtf - Keep a few corals in tanks on land, for eventual re-seeding.Mass Coral Bleaching Found in Some Florida Reefs, at Temperatures Up to 100° - 0723.rtfAs Florida Ocean Temperatures Soar, a Race to Salvage Imperiled Corals 0723.rtfOcean Heat around Florida is Unprecedented. Coral Bleaching Abounds. 0723.rtfScientists Find Deep Corals in Mediterranean That Withstand Heat Waves 0623.rtfGiving ‘Mother Nature a Little Bit of a Boost’ on the Great Barrier Reef Corals 1122.rtfTo Grow Coral Reefs, Get Them Buzzed 1022.rtf - Run small electric current (milli-amps) thru coral reefs being builtHow Marine Heat Waves in Hawaii Have Ripple Effects All the Way to Arizona 0522.rtfMost Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied This Year Was Bleached 0522.rtfThese Hawaiian Corals Could Hold the Secret to Surviving Warming Waters 0522.rtfOne of Great Barrier Reef’s Healthiest Reefs Succumbs to Bleaching 0322.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Faces More Damage as Hot Seas Cause Bleaching 0322.rtfSome Corals Can Be Conditioned to Tolerate Heat 0322.rtfRumors of This Coral’s Survival Were Greatly Exaggerated 0228.rtfMediterranean Corals Collapse under Relentless Heat 0222.rtfCould the Red Sea’s Heat-Resilient Corals Restore the World’s Dying Reefs 0122.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Faces Frequent Extreme Coral Bleaching at 2°C Heating 1121.rtf14% of World’s Coral Lost in Less than a Decade 1021.rtfThe Ocean Has Lost Half Its Coral Reef Coverage 0921.rtfCoral Reefs Face Disaster from Climate Change if We Don’t Curb CO2 Emissions 0721.rtfU.N. Says Great Barrier Reef Is in Danger. Aussie Government Bitterly Disagrees. 0621.rtfCorals Swap in Heat-Resistant Algae to Better Cope with Global Warming 0521.rtfGlobal Warming’s Extreme Rains Threaten Hawaii’s Coral Reefs 0421.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Doomed, as Up to 99% of Coral at Risk 0401.rtfCoral Survivors Show Some Cope Better with Heat Waves 1220.rtfScientists Say Florida Reefs Have Lost Nearly 98% of Coral 1120.rtfWarming Has Killed 1:2 the Great Barrier Reef’s Coral. It May Never Recover. 1020.rtfAlgae Transplant Could Protect Coral Reefs Threatened by Warming Seas 0520.rtfClimate Crisis Pushes World's Tropical Coral Reefs to Near-Annual Bleaching? 0320.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Bleaching after Record Hot Month of Sea Temperatures 0320.rtfEarth's Coral Reefs Could Be Gone by 2100 - 0220.rtfRecord Heat Thrusts Hawaii Corals into ‘New Era’ of Bleaching 1019.rtfSome Corals May Be Able to Tolerate Climate Change by Changing Which Algae Live within Them 0919.rtfOutlook for the Great Barrier Reef Is Now Very Poor, Aussie Government Says 0819.rtfMarine Heat Waves Kill Coral Instantly 0819.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Hard Coral Cover Close to Record Lows 0719.rtfAs Ocean Temperatures Rise, Corals Are Steadily Moving Poleward 0719.rtf'Death Blow' - Corals, Algae Don't Acclimatize to More Acidic Seas 0519.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Moving South as Scientists Watch from Space 0419.rtfClimate Change Is Battering the Great Barrier Reef. It Might Only Get Worse. 0419.rtfSome Corals Becoming Resilient to Rising Temperatures 0319.rtf
Heated Oceans Endanger Coral Reefs 0910.rtf
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2018 and earlier Articles
Great Barrier Reef Headed for ‘Massive Death’ to Start ‘Planetary Catastrophe’ 0818.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Imperiled as Heat Worsens Die-Offs 0718.rtfCoral Reefs ‘Will Be Overwhelmed by Rising Oceans’ 0618.rtf - Corals cannot build a reef higher as fast as seas will rise.Coral Decline in Great Barrier Reef ‘Unprecedented' 0618.rtf - in 30+ years of monitoringGreat Barrier Reef Has Had 5 Near-Death Experiences in the Past 30,000 Years 0518.rtfGlobal Warming Has Changed the Great Barrier Reef ‘Forever,’ Scientists Say 0418.rtf - Branched corals lose, compact ones remain - for now.Coral Reefs at Risk of Dissolving as Oceans Get More Acidic 0218.rtfClick for more2018 and earlier Articles
Coral Reefs Are Bleaching Too Frequently to Recover 0118.rtfDamage to Its Coral Reefs Has Made Florida More Vulnerable to Storm Surges 0917.rtf240-Year-Old Nautical Maps Show Coral Loss Is Much Worse than We Knew 0917.rtfWorld's Northernmost Coral Reef Bleached in Japan 0717.rtfFloods, Reef Loss and Migration - Asia's Future on a Hotter Planet 0717.rtfThe Great Barrier Reef Is a Treasure Worth $42 Billion 0617.rtfUS Coral Reefs Are on Course to Disappear within Decades 0517.rtfGreat Barrier Reef 2050 Plan No Longer Achievable, due to Climate Change 0517.rtfLoss of Coral Reefs from Warming Seas Could Cost $1 Trillion Globally 0417.rtfGreat Barrier Reef - 2:3 Damaged in ‘Unprecedented' Bleaching 0417.rtfCoral Reefs' Only Hope Is Halting Global Warming, Study Says 0317.rtfGlobal Coral Die-Off 0317.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Bleached for Unprecedented 2nd Year Running 0317.rtfCoral Bleaching Kills 70% of Japan’s Biggest Coral Reef 0117.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Not Likely to Survive if Warming Trend Continues 1216.rtfWhy the Death of Coral Reefs Could Be Devastating for Millions of Humans 1116.rtfNorthern Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching Damage Worse, Surveys Show 1016.rtfGlobal Coral Bleaching Event Might Become New Normal, Expert Warns 0916.rtfClimate Change Unleashes Ghostly Death on Great Barrier Reef 0916.rtfSections of Great Barrier Reef Suffer Complete Ecosystem Collapse 0716.rtf - Most fish populations plummet or vanish.Global Coral Bleaching Event to Hit U.S. Hard, with No End in Sight 0616.rtfCoral Reefs Doing Better Than Expected in Many Areas 0616.rtf - where they are not otherwise impacted by humansSad Truth - Great Barrier Reef May Never Rebound to Previous Health 0516.rtf1:3 of Central, Northern Great Barrier Reef Corals Dead 0516.rtfCoral Species May Find Respite from Bleaching More than 40 Meters Below 0516.rtfIndia’s Coral Reefs Experiencing Widespread Bleaching 0516.rtfFlorida’s Coral Reef Is Disintegrating 0516.rtfCoral Bleaching Spreads from Great Barrier Reef to Western Australia 0416.rtf93% of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Is Bleaching 0416.rtfClimate-Related Death of Coral around World Alarms Scientists 0416.rtfLink between Fossil Fuels and Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Is Incontrovertible 0316.rtfSevere Coral Bleaching Worsens in Most Pristine Parts of Great Barrier Reef 0316.rtfLongest Global Coral Bleaching on Record Isn’t Over Yet 0216.rtfCoral Bleach Impact 0216.rtf - 25-30% mortality so far in Fiji during this El NiñoChristmas Island Corals Aren’t Just Bleaching from El Niño. They’re Dying. 1215.rtfAbrupt Changes in Food Chains Predicted as Southern Ocean Acidifies Fast 1115.rtf - Pteropods, at the base of the food web, can’t form shells.Pacific Ocean Becomes a Cauldron 1115.rtf - 3rd great cral bleaching event is under way.Dramatic Worldwide Coral Bleaching Event Is Now Underway 1015.rtfWorld's Richest Reef System Could Soon Succumb to Climate Change – WWF 0915.rtf3rd Recorded Global Coral Bleaching Event May Be Underway 0915.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Species More at Risk from Climate Change 0815.rtfScientists Warn that 2°C Target Is Not Enough to Protect Corals, Marine Life 0815.rtfAustralia's Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Could Be Dead within 50 Years 0615.rtfHow Corals Could Survive a Warming Planet. (But What about Acidity?) 0615.rtfGlobal Warming Fuels Coral Killer 0215.rtfWarmer Waters Help Starfish Thrive, by Devouring the Great Barrier Reef 0215.rtfTo Save Coral Reefs, First Save the Mangroves 0215.rtfGenetically Modified Coral Could Help Save Reefs 0215.rtfSomething Really, Really Terrible Is About to Happen to Our Coral 0115.rtf‘Doomed’ Corals to Face Worst Bleaching in Decades 1214.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Protection Plan ‘Ignores the Threat of Climate Change' 1014.rtfPanama’s Coral Reefs Ringed with Threats 1014.rtfGreat Barrier Reef - 'a Massive Chemistry Experiment Gone Wrong' 1014.rtfCaribbean Coral Reefs ‘Will be Lost Within 20 Years’ 0714.rtfClimate Change, Coral Reefs, Deforestation and Dengue 0414.rtfParticulates from Fossil Fuels Affect Coral Growth 0413.rtfWarming Favors Soft Corals Over Hard Reef-Building Corals 0313.rtfAustralia's Coal to Destroy Great Barrier Reef 0313.rtfBooming Coal Exports Threaten Great Barrier Reef 0213.rtfCaribbean Coral Reefs Ready to Shrink 0113.rtfWorld’s Coral Reefs Can No Longer Be Saved 0712.rtfCoral Reef Deaths Soar in Record Ocean Heat 0710.rtfServices of Coral Reefs, Forests Worth Trillions 1109.rtfOutlook Poor for Great Barrier Reef 0909.rtfCoral Reef Future Is Bleak 0111.pdfCoral Reefs Die as Ocean Water Warms and Turns Acid 0613.rtfCoal Boom Could Destroy Great Barrier Reef 0513.rtfHalf of Great Barrier Reef Coral Lost in Last 27 Years 1012.rtfCoral Reefs Head for Fishing & Climate Crisis 0211.rtfCoral Reefs Move North 1111.rtfWarming Kills Up to 80% of Corals in Indian Ocean 1010.rtfWarming Slows Red Sea Coral Growth 0710.rtfHeated Oceans Endanger Coral Reefs 0910.rtf19% of Coral Reefs Gone, Rest Going 1208.rtf
Oceans & Other
Oceans & Other
2018-2025 Articles
Planet’s Darkening Oceans Pose Threat to Marine Life 0525.rtfWarning From a California Marine Heat Wave 1224.rtf - Remember 2014's "The Blob" in the northeast Pacific, off Oegon & Washington. So much sea life died then, from overheating.Plankton, the Backbone of Ocean Life, May Struggle with What’s Coming 1124.rtf - at least 10% declline with warming 3°C above pre-industrial levelsEarth’s Oldest, Tiniest Creatures to Be Climate Winners, for Huge Repercussions 0824.rtf - Blue-green algae projected to decrease less than other microscopic sea creatures (phyoplankton) and fish that consume them (1.5% versus 3-5% decrease per 1°C of ocean warming). The result is lower overall ocean biomass and an additional 800 million tonnes of CO2 a year net emissions from the oceans (carbon sink turning to carbon source). Human-Made Noise Is Harming Ocean Life. Climate Change Could Make it Worse 0624.rtf - Excerpt: with warming, "ship noises could travel much further than they currently do. This could increase sound levels by as much as 7 decibels by the end of the century." Due to "sound channels" creasted by seawater of different termpeatures, notably a cold layer in the North Atlantic from melting of the Greenland ice sheet.Oceans Face ‘Triple Threat’ of Extreme Heat, Oxygen Loss and Acidification 0624.rtfClimate Crisis Is Increasing Frequency of Deadly Ocean Upwells 0424.rtfClick for more2018-2025 Articles
The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway 0623.rtfClimate Change Is Making Crabs Lose Their Sense of Smell 0523.rtfOcean Animals Face a Mass Extinction from Climate Change 0422.rtfClimate Change Is on Track to Wipe Out Most Ocean Life 0422.rtfClimate Change Speeds Up Sound in the Ocean. That’s Bad for Marine Animals. 0422.rtfMelting Ice in Arctic Linked to Bowhead Whales Holding Off Annual Migration 0421.rtfBritish Columbia’s Seamounts Are Becoming Uninhabitable 1020.rtf - falling oxygen levels as waters warm are the culpritHow Can We Minimize Harm from More Common & Intense Marine Heat Waves? 0820.rtfResearchers Warn a Warming Ocean Threatens Giant Kelp Forests 0820.rtfClimate Change Makes Some Fish Smaller, and Others Bigger 0420.rtfAcid Oceans Are Shrinking Plankton, Fueling Faster Climate Change 0819.rtfWarming May Reduce Sea Life 17% - 0619.rtfClimate Change is Altering the Composition of the World’s Plankton Communities 0519.rtfOctopuses May Go Blind as Climate Change Sucks Oxygen Out of the Ocean 0519.rtfClimate Change Forces Arctic Sea Animals to Shift Feeding Habits 0319.rtfCrabs Are Adapting to Climate Change by Eating Methane-Filled Bacteria 0219.rtfVenomous Sea Creatures on the Rise, Thanks to Climate Change 1018.rtfFish Will Start Losing Sense of Smell as CO2 Levels Rise 0718.rtfTurn Up The Heat, Turn Down Ocean Productivity 0518.rtfScientists Confirm Florida-Sized Dead Zone in the Gulf of Oman 0418.rtf'Game Changer' - New Vulnerability to Climate Change in Ocean Food Chain 0318.rtfSeagrass Meadows Are Vital, but in Serious Decline 0218.rtfDecline in Krill Threatens Antarctic Wildlife, from Whales to Penguins 0218.rtf
January 2018
2008-2017 Articles
As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear 1117.rtfFailing Phytoplankton, Failing Oxygen - Global Warming Could Suffocate Life on Earth 1215.rtfBox Jellyfish Will Destroy Ocean Ecosystems by Gobbling Up the Food 0917.rtfWarming Planet Is Hazard to Fish, via Increased Salinity and Algal Blooms 0917.rtfHot Spots in a Freezing Ocean Offer Lessons in Climate Change 0817.rtfClick for more2008-2017 Articles
Where's the Kelp? Warm Ocean Takes Toll on Undersea Forests 0817.rtfClimate Change May Shrink the World’s Fish 0817.rtfGulf of Mexico Dead Zone Is the Largest Ever, Size of New Jersey 0817.rtfOcean Warming due to Plankton Collapse 0616.rtfClimate Change Will Worsen Nitrogen Runoff, Algae and Dead Zones 0717.rtfPlankton Decline Hits Marine Food Chain 0417.rtfDeep Sea Life Faces Dark Future due to Warming and Food Shortage 0217.rtf - 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.rtfPacific Warm Water “Blob” Contributed to a Record Toxic Algae Bloom 1216.rtfGlobal Warming Alters Arctic Food Chain, with Unforeseeable Results 1116.rtfOcean Slime Spreading Quickly Across the Earth 0816.rtfCO2 Causing 'Intoxication' of Ocean Fish Sooner than Expected 0116.rtfPacific Shellfish Set for Price Hike, as Ocean Acidity Keeps Rising 0116.rtfAbrupt Changes in Food Chains Predicted as Southern Ocean Acidifies Fast 1115.rtfMarine Food Chains at Risk of Collapse, Extensive Oceans Study Finds 1015.rtfClimate Change Could Push These Tiny Marine Bacteria to Evolve - Irreversibly 0915.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Species More at Risk from Climate Change 0815.rtfToo Warm, Too Few Fish - Health Warning for World’s Oceans 0815.rtfOcean Acidification Threatens Balance of Plankton Species - Why That Matters 0715.rtfTropical Fish Are Genetically Adapting to Cope with Warmer Waters 0715.rtfSeaweed Might Have the Power to Make the Oceans Less Acidic 0515.rtfDead Zones - Where Animals Suffocate and Die - Found in Atlantic Open Waters 0415.rtfThe Changing Tide 0415.rtfLobster Growth Rates Declining 0415.rtfSea Urchins Work Overtime to Cope with Rising Ocean Acidity 0315.rtfClimate Change Can Skew Fish Gender Ratios 0315.rtfMassive Ocean Oxygen Loss from Melting Ice, Warming, 10-17 Millennia Ago 0115.rtfExamining How Marine Life Might Adapt to Acidified Oceans 0514.rtfWarmer Water Linked to More Mercury in Fish 1013.rtfToxic Algal Blooms And Warming Waters- the Climate Connection 0913.rtfAs Antarctic Sea Ice Melts, Seaweed Smothers Seafloor 0813.rtfOcean Microbes Feel a Warming Climate’s Effects 0713.rtf78% Drop in Coastal Fish Over 40 Years Off California 0713.rtfFish Shrink Due to Climate Change 0709.rtfJellyfish Surge in Mediterranean 0613.rtfSlippery Slope to Slime 0413.rtfDead Zones Warming Extinguished Most Species 180 Mya 0213.rtfClimate Change May Shrink Fish 0912.rtfUK Warming Replaces Cold-Water Fish with Warm 0911.rtfAcid Ocean Destroys Diatoms 0406.rtfVolcanic Vents Model CO2 Acid Future - 30% Biodiversity Loss 0212.rtfAdding CO2 Damages Ocean Life 0706.rtfWarm Seas Hurt Plankton 1206.rtfOceans Are Dying 0610.rtfOcean Acidification Threatens Food Security 0912.rtfAcid Ocean Thins Marine Shells 0409.rtf
Toxic Algae
Toxic Algae
Articles
South Australia’s Marine Algal Bloom Is Still Killing Almost Everything in Its Path 0625.rtfWarming Climate Makes Deadly Bacteria a Growing Threat to US Beaches 0824.rtfToxic Red Tide Algae, Last Seen in 2018, Returns to Texas Coast 0923.rtfItalian Hospitals Report Sharp Rise in Emergency Cases, as Rome Hits 41.8°C 0723.rtfFlorida's Red Tide Is Decimating Marine Plants 0423.rtfClick for moreArticles
Florida Red Tides Getting Worse, May Be Hard to Control - due to Climate Change 0122.rtfToxic Algae Blooms Are Multiplying. The Government Lacks a Plan to Help. 1021.rtfBlack Summer Bushfires Triggered Southern Ocean Algal Blooms Bigger than Australia 0921.rtfHarmful Algal Blooms Come to Lake Superior, Once Believed Immune 0921.rtfAnother Red Tide Left 15 Tons of Dead Fish on Tampa Bay Shores. More on Tap. 0721.rtfAlgal Blooms Target Sea Otter Hearts 0421.rtfMassive Kamchatka Die-Off Threatens Bottom Dwellers, Endangered Sea Otters 1020.rtfLake Erie’s Toxic Green Slime is Getting Worse with Climate Change 0820.rtfAs Cape Cod Warms, Nightmare of Toxic Algae Plagues Its Ponds 0720.rtfRising Ocean Temperatures Intensify Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Levels in Southeast Alaska Waters 0819.rtfClimate Change Could Worsen Foul-Smelling Algae on Mexican Tourist Beaches 0719.rtfThis Year’s Wild, Wet Spring Is Feeding Massive Blobs of Toxic Algae 0719.rtfAlgae Blooms Fed by Farm Flooding Add to Midwest's Climate Woes 0619.rtfAs Climate Warms, Algae Blooms in Drinking Water Supplies 0918.rtfAlgae Bloom in Lake Superior Raises Worries on Climate Change and Tourism 0918.rtfHow Climate Change Is Making ‘Red Tide’ Algal Blooms Even Worse 0818.rtfToxic ‘Red Tide' Algae Bloom Is Killing Florida Wildlife and Menacing Tourism 0818.rtfDeath by Killer Algae 1117.rtf - oceans250,000 Football Fields of Green Algae Now Cover Lake Erie 1017.rtfClimate Change Is Making Algal Blooms Worse 0417.rtfGlobal Warming Could Bring Rise in Toxic Shellfish That Can Lead to Memory Loss and Potentially Kill 0117.rtfPacific Warm Water “Blob” Contributed to a Record Toxic Algae Bloom 1216.rtfThe Pacific Blob Caused an Unprecedented Toxic Algal Bloom; More Is Coming 0916.rtfToxic Algal Bloom Explodes in Chesapeake Bay This Summer 0916.rtfWarming Could Mean More Algae Blooms Like Florida’s 0716.rtfToxic Algae May Become Common on British Columbia Coast 0316.rtfRising Lake Temperatures May Worsen Algae Blooms 1215.rtfHeavier Rains Mean More Toxic Blooms for Lake Erie 0715.rtfFlooding May Spur Algae in Lake Erie 0715.rtfAlgal Blooms Causing Concern in Northern Lakes 1013.rtfWarming May Mean More Toxic Algae Blooms for Lake Erie 0413.rtfHarmful Algae Blooms Increase as World Lakes Warm 0113.rtf
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