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.
A Surge of Marine Heat Waves Threatens to Scramble Ocean Life 0926.rtf
The World’s Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover 0826.rtf
Biorock Coral Restoration – Bali- Where Bioengineering Meets the Sacred 0626.rtfCoral Diversity Drops as Ocean Acidifies 0226.rtfTuvalu – Outgrowing Climate Change 0126.rtf - Among other things, Tuvalu corals are 99.9% dead.Caribbean Reefs Have Lost 48% of Hard Coral since 1980 - 1225.rtf2 Iconic Coral Species Are Now Functionally Extinct off Florida 1025.rtf1st Catastrophic Climate Tipping Point Is Here - Widespread Coral Reef Dieback 1025.rtfCorals Won’t Survive a Warmer Planet, a New Study Finds 0925.rtfGreat Barrier Reef Had Largest Yearly Coral Loss since Surveys Began in 1986 0825.rtfAnthropogenic 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 moreHeated Oceans Endanger Coral Reefs 0910.rtf
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January 2018
Section Map: Bio Impacts