Rising CO2 ‘Could Devastate Seas’

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 29, 2013 Scientists say the world’s marine species are liable to face 100,000 years of change unless greenhouse gas emissions are radically reduced. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google a Reef and Help Save It

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 24, 2013 By making 360-degree panoramic underwater vision available to anyone who has a computer, scientists hope to alert many more people to the plight of the world’s coral reefs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Putting an Umbrella Over Coral Reefs

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 12, 2013 The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could solve the problem. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Corals Face Extinction by 2100

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jul 12, 2013 New research suggests that by 2100 there will be no seawater left with the chemical properties that have supported coral reef growth in the past. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Acid Seas Make Corals Feeble

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 20, 2013 Two important habitats for marine life, coral reefs and eelgrass meadows, will endure warming and acidifying seas. But they will become vulnerable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coral Fights Back Slowly From Ocean Heating

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 7, 2013 The good news is that some coral can recover from periodic warming of the oceans. The bad news is it might take too long. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

R.I.P. Gulf Coral Reefs

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2010 A team of scientists “on a research cruise” (what?) have discovered severe damage to coral reefs near the location of the Deepwater Horizon's blown-out wellhead. Coral, which is a barometer of the health of an ocean's ecosystem, was found to be “sloughing off tissues and producing mucus.” Gross. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Great Barrier’s Grief

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2009 Leave it to global warming to ruin both a day at the beach and an entire oceanic ecosystem. Researchers are blaming the environment's public enemy No. 1 as well as rising seawater acidity for what has been the slowest coral growth rate at the Great Barrier Reef in more than 400 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )