Environment
Environment
The Web of Life Is Unraveling
Mar 3, 2019 Biodiversity is on the decline. That includes the natural ecosystems that directly and indirectly manage the catering for humanity’s dinner table.
Fate of Human Race Depends on Massive Greening Effort
Oct 8, 2018 Scientists are warning us vehemently that we have to be net zero carbon by 2050, and we have to jump on getting there right now, or else very bad things will happen.
Hopes Rise for Some Coral Survival
Apr 25, 2018 Scientists have good news about prospects for coral survival on one of the world’s great reefs threatened by climate change.
Plastic Flotsam Infecting Coral Reefs
Jan 29, 2018 The material provides a life raft for deadly bacteria—and a way of colonizing coral reefs with killer diseases.
Bleaching Is Hitting Coral Reefs Faster Than Ever
Jan 21, 2018 The reefs have always lived near the edge. But now, in just four decades of climate change, the risks have multiplied fivefold.
How Ordinary People Can Help Ailing Oceans
Dec 20, 2017 The more acidic our oceans become, the harder it is for sea life to survive. As sea life dies off, entire ecosystems will begin to collapse, resulting in other ecosystems collapsing.
Studies of Two Reefs Reveal They May Be Damaged Beyond Recovery
Mar 29, 2017 The Pacific Ocean's Great Barrier Reef and reefs of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean may never overcome the effects of global warming, scientists say.
Climate Change Threatens to Obliterate Great Barrier Reef Corals
Jun 23, 2016 The worst-ever bleaching event affects 93 percent of Australia's famous reef, as rising temperatures and sea levels bring swift death to vast swaths of the colorful creatures.
Acid Test Shows Real Threat to Coral Reefs
Mar 2, 2016 A pioneering experiment on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has revealed clear evidence that coral growth is being restricted by rising levels of ocean acidity.
Ocean Acidification and GHGs Hit Record Levels
Sep 11, 2014 New scientific evidence of the highest greenhouse gas concentrations on record is compounded by the revelation that oceans are acidifying faster than at any time in the last 300 million years.
