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Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Nearly half of the world's coral reefs may be lost in the next 40 years unless urgent measures are taken to protect them against the threat of climate change, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Conservation Union. The Swiss-based organization called for the establishment of additional marine protected areas to prevent further degradation by making corals more robust and helping them resist bleaching.
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Reefs Coral

Coral reefs have always been known to be delicate and in real danger of being destroyed due to fishing boats dropping their nets, people breaking it for use in aquariums / decorations and general exploitation. I do agree that coral gardens should be protected.

Coral Reefs History & Civil Business Politics

Australia has the largest reef in the world - The great barrier reef. I have seen it, truly amazing. This is a crying and dying shame. We must protect this amazing wonder of the world.

Reefs Coral

'Coral on a chip' cracks coral mysteries

The world’s corals are dying, with tremendous effects on climate and ocean health – however, much about why coral dies is still unknown. Now, a team of researchers has created a new experimental platform – a “coral on a chip” – that lets them grow coral in the lab to study the structures’ complicated lives at microscale resolution. Ref. Source 3d.

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Remote reefs thrive despite climate change

Scientists predict that up to 70 percent of coral reefs could be lost by 2050, but a new report from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows that coral reefs surrounding remote islands were healthier than those in populated areas. Ref. Source 3s.

Coral Reefs

Coral reefs facing a hot time and increased bleaching, especially along US coasts

A new NOAA outlook shows that many coral reefs across around the world will likely be exposed to higher-than-normal sea temperatures for an unprecedented third year in a row, leading to increased bleaching - and with no signs of stopping. While the bleaching event is global, it will hit the US hard. Ref. Source 2t.

Coral Reefs

'Coral zombies' may spell doom for coral reefs around world

Scientists have known for a while that coral reefs around the world are dying, and in a worst-case scenario they were counting on large, healthy-looking corals to repopulate. But a new study shows that these seemingly healthy colonies are 'Coral Zombies' with no reproductive ability, which makes them useless in a recovery effort. Ref. Source 6k.

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Can corals survive climate change? Scientists have issued advice that more research is urgently required to determine whether corals can acclimate and adapt to the rapid pace of climate change. Source 7i.