Environment

Saving Coral Reefs Is Good for Business

Saqib Rahim / Grist Jan 6, 2025 Research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect 18,000 lives and $1.8 billion in assets each year and should be protected, for our sake as well theirs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

Have the World’s Coral Reefs Passed the Point of No Return?

Kate Yoder / Grist Apr 30, 2024 A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Environment

As Coral Reefs Face Extinction, Scientists Explore Deep-Freezing to Mitigate Crisis

Mary Hagedorn / The Conversation Apr 1, 2024 As climate change and pollution endanger the last remaining reefs, some have made plans for the underwater ecosystem after its eventual destruction. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Web of Life Is Unraveling

Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fate of Human Race Depends on Massive Greening Effort

Juan Cole / Informed Comment 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. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hopes Rise for Some Coral Survival

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 25, 2018 Scientists have good news about prospects for coral survival on one of the world’s great reefs threatened by climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plastic Flotsam Infecting Coral Reefs

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 29, 2018 The material provides a life raft for deadly bacteria—and a way of colonizing coral reefs with killer diseases. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bleaching Is Hitting Coral Reefs Faster Than Ever

Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Ordinary People Can Help Ailing Oceans

By John Hawthorne / MoBox Marine 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. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Studies of Two Reefs Reveal They May Be Damaged Beyond Recovery

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Change Threatens to Obliterate Great Barrier Reef Corals

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Acid Test Shows Real Threat to Coral Reefs

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )