Open access notables Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise , Chandanpurkar et al., Science Advances Changes in terrestrial water storage (TWS) are a critical indicator of freshwater availability. We use NASA GRACE/GRACE-FO data to show that the continents have undergone unprecedented TWS loss since 2002. Areas experiencing drying increased by twice the size of California annually, creating “mega-drying” regions across the Northern Hemisphere. While most of the world’s dry/wet areas continue to get drier/wetter, dry areas are now drying faster than wet areas are wetting. Changes in TWS are driven by high-latitude water losses, intense Central American/European droughts...
Learn about the migration routes that ancient humans took when traveling out of Africa and how rising sea levels may have sunk an Egyptian city.
Texas has long been under threat from the launches and explosions of SpaceX rockets. Now Hawaii is emerging as another possible victim The north-west Hawaiian island of Mokumanamana is said to be touched by the gods. Bisected by the Tropic of Cancer latitude line, it is deep in the Pacific Ocean, about 400 miles from Honolulu. The island’s steep rocky cliffs give way to indigo blue waters dotted with monk seals and stony coral. No humans have lived on Mokumanamana, but it has the world’s highest density of ancient Hawaiian religious sites. “It sits as a boundary between what Native Hawaiians refer to as ‘pō’, the darkness, and ‘au’, the light,” said William Aila, the former chair of Hawaii’s department of land and natural resources. “When a Hawaiian passes, their soul makes its way from...
Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering Death Valley An 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”. Last week, Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, became one of 93 people to complete the ultramarathon course – which covers 135 miles, beginning 282 feet below sea level in California’s sweltering Death Valley and climbing to 8,360 feet at the trailhead to Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Continue reading...
Thai marine researchers have reported a remarkable sighting of 158 blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) off the coast of the southern province of Krabi.
Two of Hong Kong’s largest fast-food chains, Cafe de Coral and Fairwood, both suffered a near 30 per cent drop in profits last year, with experts attributing their struggles during the economic downturn to ageing diners and intense competition from delivery platforms. The two companies were considered resilient players during previous downturns caused by global financial meltdowns in 1997 and 2008 and two health crises – the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and the...
Consumer regulator claims owner of Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat misled consumers but company stands by products Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s consumer regulator is taking the owner of the popular Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreens to court over allegations they have misled consumers by claiming their products are “reef-friendly”. The federal court proceedings, which are being contested by the products’ owner Edgewell Personal Care, come amid intense scrutiny of sunscreens after an investigation by the consumer organisation Choice found that many do not provide the level of skin protection advertised on their bottles. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 7, July 2025.
[The Conversation Africa] When visiting Godrevy beach on the north Cornish coast, most people look out to sea at the lighthouse, surfers and seals rather than the cliffs behind. But these cliffs hold a history of past climate and sea level that is incredibly valuable to scientists like me who are trying to determine how quickly sea level is going to rise in the future.
Less than 4,000 tourists make their way to this tiny island - which could soon disappear due to rising sea levels - in the Pacific Ocean, which lies 1,000km north of Fiji.
Authorities are expediting efforts to refloat the Myanmar-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on a coral reef within Mu Koh Surin National Park in Phangnga earlier this month, causing significant ecological damage.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 6, June 2025.
Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.
We've ignored ocean acidification for far too long.
“When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters on the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). “There’s a tipping point approaching—beyond which recovery may become impossible. And let us be clear: Powerful interests are pushing us towards that brink. We are facing a hard battle against a […]
Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems. Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis, is caused when carbon dioxide is rapidly absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in the pH level of the seawater. It damages coral reefs and other ocean habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells of marine creatures. Continue reading...
[UN News] The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened
As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models
Peng Yujiang was pulled 8,500m above sea level by a rare updraft called a "cloud suck".
Lumping his 31 feats together, Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed nearly 90,000 feet above sea level on the famous peak. He first climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1994.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if the average level of heating over the last decade of […]
Some of the wealthiest cities along the US coastline could soon sink under the waves of rising sea levels, according to a report predicting alarming changes throughout the US by 2050.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 5, May 2025.
Footage captured how the terrifying encounter unfolded as a diving crew filmed marine life beneath the waves at Middleton Reef, off the coast of New South Wales , Australia.
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds Sea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a new study have warned. This scenario may unfold even if the average level of heating over the last decade of 1.2C continues into the future. The loss of ice from the giant Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets has quadrupled since the 1990s due to the climate crisis and is now the principal driver of sea level rise. Continue reading...
The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is boosting the sea level along the New England coast on top of sea level rise from melting ice, adding to flooding
Learn more about SNAP-X — an bio-inspired gel mimicking the scent of healthy reefs to support coral reef restoration.
A new bioengineered ink dramatically boosts coral larvae settlement.
A team of scientists tracked more than 400 corals that experienced intense ocean heat last year. More than half the corals died. The post A 2024 heat wave decimated corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, but that could reverse in an instant.
As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning. The post Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
MANILA - The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and found no Chinese presence there.
China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines over the disputed area.
As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning
The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.
PARIS — An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
In early 2023, the planet's worst coral bleaching event began. More than two years later, 80% of the planet's reefs have been affected by successive marine heatwaves hitting ecosystems from the Great Barrier Reef to the Mesoamerican Reef Continue reading...
An ashen pallor and an eerie stillness all that remains where there should fluttering fish and vibrant colours in the reefscape, one conservationist says The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned. Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch shows. Continue reading...
Harmful bleaching is now affecting 84% of the world's coral reefs, the highest rate in recorded history, scientists say. The phenomenon comes as oceans increasingly warm as a result of human-induced climate change.
Pasijah’s home is the only one remaining in this part of Rejosari Senik, a small village on Java’s northern coast that is now submerged by water.
U.S. commercial fishers can operate in the formerly off-limits Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.
Consecutive and severe bleaching is ‘fundamentally changing’ nature of reef, the International Coral Reef Society says Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The Great Barrier Reef was hit by a sixth widespread coral bleaching event since 2016 this summer – the second time the world’s biggest coral reef has seen the phenomenon strike in back-to-back years – according to government authorities. Scientists and conservationists reacted with dismay that widespread bleaching – driven by global heating – was becoming normalised, with one saying Australia’s next term of government may be the natural wonder’s last shot at survival. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world’s natural wonders – the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
The little-known Saya de Malha bank in the Indian Ocean is one of the world's biggest seagrass meadows and carbon sinks. Yet its biodiversity is under threat from unregulated industrial fishing. - 2025/04 / article , 2025/04 saya
"New Orleans. Nothing says humans are arrogant like building a city in a flood-prone bowl under sea level."View Entire Post ›
At least six people are feared dead and nine injured after a tourist submarine sank off Hurghada's coast in Egypt's Red Sea. Named Sindbad, the submarine had over 45 Russian tourists on board when it sank during a coral reef exploration. Rescue efforts saved 29 people. Investigations are ongoing as authorities look into the cause of the incident.
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
What started with a ‘salty’ cup of tea ended with one couple losing their home to climate-change-induced rising sea levels. Solutions, like sea walls, restoration of mangroves, and water management, are too slow to stop the ruin of once-thriving coastal communities.
Scientists say widespread damage to both world heritage-listed reefs is ‘heartbreaking’ as WA reef accumulates highest amount of heat stress on record Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s two world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – have been hit simultaneously by coral bleaching that reef experts have called “heartbreaking” and “a profoundly distressing moment”. Teams of scientists on both coasts have been monitoring and tracking the heat stress and bleaching extending across thousands of kilometres of marine habitat, which is likely to have been driven by global heating. Continue reading...
Researchers use innovative cameras to identify fish species hindering coral reef restoration Marine scientists in Florida working to help reverse a calamitous decades-long decline in coral reefs caught fishy “porch pirates” in the act with an innovative underwater doorbell-style surveillance camera. The footage showed that three corallivorous species – redband parrotfish, foureye butterflyfish and stoplight parrotfish – were responsible for eating more than 97% of coral laid as bait by the researchers at an offshore reef near Miami. Continue reading...
Last year’s rate of average global sea level rise was 0.23 inches per year, higher than the expected 0.17 inches per year, NASA found. The rise follows are trend of rapidly increasing rates over the past 30 years.
The year 2024 was the warmest on record since record keeping began.
Last year’s increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming, combined with meltwater from land-based ice such as glaciers. Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion. According to a NASA-led analysis, last year’s rate of rise was 0.23 inches […]
From a high chair to the ocean floor, Can the Seas Survive Us? in Norfolk’s Sainsbury Centre explores our watery world and the climate crisis One of the most striking things that will be on display at an exhibition in Norfolk this weekend is an oak chair. Ordinary enough, except that it is elevated high in the air. Why? Because this is where it will need to be in 2100, given rising sea levels in the Netherlands, where it was made by the artist Boris Maas. Entitled The Urge to Sit Dry (2018), there is another like it in the office of the Dutch environment minister in The Hague, a constant reminder of the real and immediate threat posed to the country by rising sea levels. The Dutch artist Boris Maas with his 2018 work The Urge to Sit Dry, which uses wooden blocks to lift the chair to the...
Here's the reason all development proposals for the coast are exhaustively reviewed, with the perils of sea level rise in mind, and in the interest of protecting marine and shore habitats
Coastal erosion from rising sea levels has led to the collapse of 280 buildings across Alexandria, Egypt, over the past two decades.
Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, a drop in ocean crust production may have lowered sea level by 26 to 32 meters.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 3, March 2025.
Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of Attenborough doc legend, it’s also one of Australia’s biggest draws, attracting 2.4...
Chinese government study says laser satellite data reveals harbour deep enough for advanced warships on largest reef in the Spratly Islands.
Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Divers have documented evidence of what conservationists say is widespread coral bleaching at the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s north-west coast. Photographs show bleaching at several sites along the 260km-long reef, including Turquoise Bay, Coral Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi (Exmouth Gulf). Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is sea level rise exaggerated? Sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, not stagnating or decreasing. Warming global temperatures cause land ice to melt and oceans to thermally expand, elevating sea levels. Since 1880, they’ve risen an estimated 8-9 inches (over 20 cm) based on historical data from coastal tide gauge stations. In the 1990s, scientists began using satellites to measure sea levels. Since 1993, the global average sea level has risen 4 inches (10 cm). These satellites send pulses to the ocean and measure the time it takes for the signal to return. Researchers account...
Sea levels aren't the only thing rising.
Rising sea levels threaten an indigenous group's home in Panama, but not everyone wants to leave.
India's Deep Ocean Mission received a significant boost with a Rs 600 crore allocation for the Samudrayaan project. This initiative includes sending a manned submersible to explore ocean depths. Additionally, Rs 1,329 crore has been allocated to Mission Mausam to enhance weather and climate forecasting capabilities using advanced technologies.
The area is home to 75 percent of the world's coral species and over 1,600 fish species, including critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles and vulnerable reef manta rays.
Scientists now predict sea levels could rise by a staggering 1.9 metres by 2100, wiping out homes and landmarks across Australia.
Researchers are using the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and a special camera mode to help better understand coral reefs.
With time-lapse video, scientists show how tiny mushroom corals can move themselves to influence their fate.
The tiny nation of Niue has raised £3m selling sponsorship of its marine protected area at just over £100 for a square kilometre Niue, also known as the Rock of Polynesia, is one of the tiniest island states in the world. It takes a mere two hours to drive around it, giving views of its rugged limestone cliffs and occasional sandy coves. These coves give way to caves and chasms, once used for storage, burial sites and even as living spaces. But perhaps what visitors seek most are its crystal clear waters, home to spinner dolphins, eels, grey reef sharks, sea snakes and humpback whales. Now the island is engaged in an innovative plan to try to conserve these vast and pristine territorial waters. The scheme , which has been running for a year, involves selling off sponsorship of the ocean...
A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.
Policymakers and insurers act as if Britain’s coastlines are fixed, but the waters are advancing faster than before The increasing speed of sea level rise hardly seems to register with policymakers in Britain – even though with the UK weather getting more violent, destructive storm surges are increasingly likely. The future looks bleak for properties on fast-eroding cliffs and large areas of rich agricultural land on the east coast, already at or even below sea level. The evidence that things are rapidly getting worse is clear. Sea levels have risen 24cm (9in) (7ft 3in) since 1880 but the rise has accelerated from an average of 1.4mm a year in the 20th century to 3.6mm annually by 2015 . Previous conservative estimates of sea level rise of 60cm by the end of this century now look very optimistic...
The endangered silver rice rat lives in Florida Keys marshes and swamps, which are getting inundated by sea level rise. The post As waters rise and cities grow, this furry little Floridian may have nowhere to go appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A 40-year-old man has died after being bitten on the neck by a shark off Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18km off the central Queensland coast on Saturday.
This massive coral oasis offers a rare glimmer of hope.
Scott Reef is, in the words of author Tim Winton, the last “unspoiled” clear-water coral reef in Australia. It’s also near the site of a major gas-drilling proposal.
Palau plans to allow more fishing in its marine sanctuary, as countries across the region seek to balance conservation with economic needs Dotted across the north-west of the Pacific Ocean, the limestone islands of Palau rise like forested domes. Beneath the waves, reefs pulse with activity – fish dart through coral gardens, turtles drift nearby, while sharks with black-tipped fins shadow a passing tourist boat. Nearly a decade ago, the country took a bold step to safeguard this vibrant seascape, declaring 80% of its waters a no-fishing sanctuary. Ngerukewid, also known as the ‘Seventy Islands’, is a group of dozens of small, raised coral islands nestled within Palau’s lagoon. Continue reading...
Despite fears of climbers ‘barfing’ on traffic and the city’s reputation taking a hit, experts don’t think the proposal is actually unsafe Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast People in Brisbane may soon be one step closer to having a bevvy atop the city’s famous bridge – but not everyone is cracking open the champagne. The city council is expected to greenlight a plan on Tuesday morning that would allow the Story Bridge Adventure Climb company to seek a permit from regulators to serve alcohol to customers who scale the peaks of its steel trusses that rise 80 metres above sea level. The proposal has sparked “what do you think?” headlines and drawn the ire of radio pundits in the river city. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue...
The San Francisco Bay Area may have one-third of California’s coastline, but it’s facing two-thirds of the state’s projected economic risk from the 6 to 7 feet of sea-level rise projected by 2100.
China says Philippine vessels ‘under guise of’ fishing boats gathered illegally near Houteng Reef, as Manila claims ‘harassment’ by PLA.
SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob". A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific soared 11 degrees Celsius above normal.
Environmentalists say marine park waste regulations need updating to limit grey water and exhaust chemicals as passenger cruise numbers rise Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Environmentalists and tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef say authorities must enforce stricter pollution standards on cruise liners visiting the world heritage area, amid recent growth in passenger cruise numbers and concern that ships are dumping toxins into the water. The Whitsunday Conservation Council says the definition of “waste” used to prevent marine discharge on the reef – which dates back to the 1970s – does not restrict discharge from sulphur “scrubbers” that have become commonplace in the shipping industry in recent years. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking...
Open access notables Progression of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era , Müller & Gruber Gruber, Science Advances: Ocean acidification driven by the uptake of anthropogenic CO2 represents a major threat to ocean ecosystems, yet little is known about its progression beneath the surface. Here, we reconstruct the history of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era on the basis of observation-based estimates of the accumulation of anthropogenic carbon. Across the top 100 meters and from 1800 to 2014, the saturation state of aragonite (Ωarag) and pH = −log[H+] decreased by more than 0.6 and 0.1, respectively, with nearly 50% of the progression occurring over the past 20 years. While the magnitude of the Ωarag change...
Source of Philadelphia’s drinking water sees salt line pushed closer to city by drought and sea level rise Salty ocean water is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the un-potable tide back downstream. Officials say drinking water is not imminently at risk, but they are monitoring the effects of the drought on the river and studying options for the future in case further droughts sap the area, amid the climate crisis . Continue reading...
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve.
Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have suffered the highest coral death on record, reveal experts at the Australian Institute of Marine Science's (AIMS).
One third of corals have died in a section of reef near Cooktown. SOURCE: Australian Institute of Marine Science
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.
“I went diving in a place where the map said there was a shipwreck and then I saw something," said the cinematographer who made the stunning discovery.
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course Imagine, as many people do, an all-seeing eye in the sky, looking down on planet Earth. Imagine seeing what it sees. It watches, over the course of decades, ice caps shrinking, rainforests retreating, deserts expanding, ocean circulation slowing, freshwater dwindling and sea levels rising, and it thinks – for it has been there since the beginning – “this is familiar”. All the signs are there, of an Earth system sliding towards collapse , as it has done five times since animals with hard body parts first evolved. But this time, it knows, is different. Not only is one of the life forms causing the collapse, but it shares some of the eye’s supernatural abilities: it too can...
Scientists said on Thursday they found what is believed to be the world's largest coral, which has been growing undisturbed in the Solomon Islands for possibly 300 years.
The coral could be 500 years old and is bigger than a blue whale, scientists say.
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and colour".
The historic ocean liner SS United States, whose fate had been in limbo for years, will begin its transition into the world's largest sunken artificial reef beginning this week in Philadelphia, its owner says.
Pollution is affecting the climate, biodiversity, ecosystems, ocean acidification and human health, according to analysis Plastic pollution is changing the processes of the entire Earth system, exacerbating climate change, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, and the use of freshwater and land, according to scientific analysis. Plastic must not be treated as a waste problem alone, the authors said, but as a product that poses harm to ecosystems and human health. Continue reading...
The complaint, about a reef both nations claim, is a rare bilateral escalation not involving China.
Research this year shows that 77 percent of the world’s reefs are affected by bleaching, mainly due to warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change.
Upgraded Triton Island outpost in the Paracel archipelago expands China’s surveillance capabilities in the region The Chinese military is constructing a new counter-stealth radar system on a disputed reef in the South China Sea that would significantly expand its surveillance capabilities in the region, satellite imagery suggests. Analysis by Chatham House suggests China is upgrading its outpost on Triton Island, on the south-west corner of the Paracel archipelago, building what may be a launching point for an anti-ship missile battery, as well as the sophisticated radar system. Continue reading...
A global episode of heat-related coral bleaching has grown to the largest on record, US authorities said Friday, sparking worry for the health of key marine ecosystems.
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing coastal erosion, protecting coastlines from hurricane damage, and generating $36 billion in annual income worldwide. We […]
The US defense research agency is funding three universities to engineer reef structures that will be colonized by corals and bivalves and absorb the power of future storms.
HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel was conducting a reef survey off the Samoan island of Upolu's southern coast before it ran aground .
Coral reefs around the world are at risk of collapse due to rising temperatures and acidifying oceans, but the natural adaptability of some species may help buy time
A Turkish shipping company and its United Arab Emirates-based partner were sentenced and fined $2 million by the United States after a ship's captain ordered his crew to dump polluted waste overboard into the ocean.
In Rodanthe, N.C., ten houses have fallen into the ocean since 2020 in an erosion-plagued stretch of the Outer Banks. The National Parks Service is urging people to avoid the water because of debris.
Deep-Sea fish survive extreme pressure through various adaptations that allow them to thrive in environments where pressures can exceed 1,000 times that at sea level.
New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses the face of Earth. Traditionally, eclipse calculations assume that all observers are at sea level on Earth and that the Moon is a smooth sphere that is perfectly symmetrical around its […]
NASA plans to launch the Europa Clipper mission on October 10, 2024, targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The mission seeks to explore whether Europa’s subsurface ocean can harbor life. The spacecraft will execute 49 flybys of the moon to gather crucial data about its ice shell and potential habitability while navigating intense radiation zones.
Scientists found 90% of young coral surveyed remained healthy compared with 25% of older corals, after mass bleaching event in the Caribbean Young corals bred using in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and planted in reefs around the US, Mexico and the Caribbean have surprised scientists, after most survived last year’s record marine heatwave , while older corals struggled. A study has found that 90% of the young IVF-created corals surveyed remained healthy and colourful, holding on to the algae that live within them and supply them with nutrition. In contrast, only about a quarter of older non-IVF corals remained healthy. Continue reading...
The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship stationed there following a months-long standoff with rival claimant China.
Lipids comprise a significant fraction of sinking organic matter in the ocean and play a crucial role in the carbon cycle. Despite this, our understanding of the processes that control lipid degradation is limited. We combined nanolipidomics and imaging ...
The man, aged in his 60s, was located at Ribbon Reef, off Cooktown in far north Queensland last Friday and pulled into the boat unresponsive.
Climate crisis is driving key predators from their homes and threatening an already embattled ecosystem Sharks are deserting their coral reef homes as the climate crisis continues to heat up the oceans, scientists have discovered. This is likely to harm the sharks, which are already endangered , and their absence could have serious consequences for the reefs, which are also struggling . The reef sharks are a key part of the highly diverse and delicate ecosystem, which could become dangerously unbalanced without them. Continue reading...
Officials in Okaloosa County hope to send the SS United States to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to create the world's largest artificial reef — and a lure for tourist dollars.
This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Several meters underwater off the coast of Bonaire, a small island in the south Caribbean, Danielle de Kool floated in place in front of a large head of boulder brain coral. The pattern across its surface looked like the maze you […]
A report by a government ministry dismisses Manila’s claims Chinese ships have damaged coral reefs and tries to turn the tables.
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution say the mid-September start date had to be pushed over vessel availability and ocean condition concerns. But EPA still hasn't approved the project.
A snorkeller in her 50s is fighting for her life after being pulled from the water at Green Island in the Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday afternoon
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Osha Davidson For 20 years now, Ken Nedimyer has been strapping on his scuba gear and diving into the waters off the Florida coast in a desperate effort to restore coral reefs that have been decimated by climate change and pollution. In 2019, he founded his latest venture, Reef Renewal USA. The group’s YouTube channel shows Nedimyer and other members underwater, carefully attaching nursery-grown coral to structures designed to build healthy reefs. “We’re working hard under pressure with innovation, speed, and efficiency to repopulate our coral reefs,” the narrator says. Diver-conservationists like Nedimyer will lose the race against time, scientists say, unless humanity acts quickly...
[UN News] The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before, creating what the United Nations has described as an "urgent and escalating threat" to people around the world.
The level of the sea globally is rising faster and higher than ever before creating what the United Nations has described as a “urgent and escalating threat” to people around the world.
In Samoa, we use a simple phrase to capture our way of life: Fa’asamoa. At the core of this concept is respect for others, devotion to family and a deep appreciation for the preservation of our natural resources. Importantly, Fa’asamoa has enabled us to sustainably fish our vibrant coral reefs for millennia, in a way […]
Conservationists are racing to prevent the extinction of the ocean’s most vital ecosystems. Will it be enough? The post The bold plan to save coral reefs appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The La Nina phenomenon could lead to increased flooding across Thailand with low-lying areas, such as Bangkok and Samut Prakan, especially at risk of inundation, an environmental expert warned.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, leading to the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano. Ash rose up to 8 kilometres above sea level, accompanied by lava flow. No injuries have been reported. The region, home to many active volcanoes, felt tremors and saw an aftershock, but there was no major damage.
TARAWA - Kiribati’s pro-China President retained his parliamentary seat in a landslide, according to the first results of an election that hinged heavily on worries about the cost of living, rising sea levels and closer ties with Beijing.
Once again Monday night, he claimed that rising sea levels would create “more oceanfront property.”
The carbonate compensation depth — a zone where high pressure and low temperature creates conditions so acidic it dissolves shell and skeleton — could make up half of the global ocean by the end of the century.
[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gianni Bardini, believes that the Islamist terrorism that has been plaguing parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado does not affect the operations carried out by the Italian multinational ENI in the Coral Sul floating platform off the coast of that province.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef.
SYDNEY - Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces the risk of near-annual coral bleaching with temperatures in surrounding waters found to have reached the highest in at least four centuries.
[Seychelles News Agency] Getting children to take an interest in the rich, diverse marine life of Seychelles, and in its preservation by learning scuba diving, and taking part in coral restorations is the aim of one of the projects submitted for funding under the CONFEJES this year.
A new study found that temperatures in the Coral Sea have reached their highest levels in at least four centuries.
High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.
SYDNEY - A remote Australian island close to an Indian Ocean chokepoint for Chinese oil shipments is on a list of possible locations for US military construction aimed at deterring China, with the US saying it "may or may not" support American forces.
City records bleaching among local reefs, with one site seeing water temperatures rising to 30.7 degrees, higher than safe level for animals.
La Nina is a periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific. Such climatic conditions are generally associated with good monsoon rainfall in India. Nevertheless, certain parts of the country may still face 'below normal' rainfall like what eight states experienced in July.
NRSC, located in Hyderabad, reports that the landslide originated at an altitude of 1,550 metres above sea level near the town of Chooralmala. Notably, the Isro report indicates evidence of a previous landslide at the same location, suggesting the area's known vulnerability.
A historian traces the complex origins of a seemingly straightforward metric
With coral reefs around the world struggling in the face of warming oceans, should we swap out native species with heat-tolerant ones from elsewhere?
The agency says the coral reef species native to the Pacific and Indian oceans are endangered or threatened by illegal harvesting and habitat destruction.
Using satellite data, researchers identified hundreds of glacial lakes in Greenland that flooded their frozen shores over the past decade – helping speed up global sea level rise
Japan has used a leaders' summit to highlight its supporting role in the Oceania region, as Pacific island states seek assistance with infrastructure development and mitigating the effects of rising sea levels.
It's a Thursday morning in the tourism hub of Ayia Napa on the southeast coast of Cyprus, and three divers in wetsuits are gluing coral fragments onto numbered pins.
Days after accusing the Philippines of polluting part of the South China Sea, Beijing says environmental quality at another reef is ‘excellent’.
Agreement is fourth ‘debt-for-nature’ swap the two countries have struck since 2009 and is expected to fund 15 years of conservation work.
Ambulance services raced to Fourteen Mile Beach, 40km south of Coral Bay, to find the victim in a stable condition after the mauling.
The same warm ocean temperatures that are supercharging storms in the Atlantic Ocean are also wreaking havoc on coral reefs, which help protect coastlines against the powerful waves caused by hurricanes and tropical storms.
The 2.73km cable car ride to the peak about 700m above sea level will take under 10 minutes.
The agency sees mangrove restoration and coral reef protection as important to its mission.
Analysis of high-resolution drone imagery concludes 97% of corals died at a Lizard Island reef between March and June this year Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast At least 97% of corals on a reef in the Great Barrier Reef’s north died during one of the worst coral bleaching events the world’s biggest reef system has ever seen, according to new analysis. Scientists at several institutions used high-resolution drone imagery to track the bleaching and death of corals on a reef at Lizard Island. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
CNN — The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken into account, suggesting current projections could be significantly underestimating the problem, according to a new study. Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey found that warm ocean water is seeping beneath the … The post Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades Sea level rise driven by global heating will disrupt the daily life of millions of Americans, as hundreds of homes, schools and government buildings face frequent and repeated flooding by 2050, a new study has found. Almost 1,100 critical infrastructure assets that sustain coastal communities will be at risk of monthly flooding by 2050, according to the new research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The vast majority of the assets – 934 of them – face the risk of flood disruption every other week, which could make some coastal neighborhoods unlivable within two to three decades. Continue reading...
Conservationists have found a way to restore a reef off one of Zanzibar's islands.
[Seychelles News Agency] A senior scientist from the Monaco Scientific Centre said a coordinated approach is the ideal way to mitigate coral bleaching and climate change.
The new creature was discovered high above sea level on the Valparai Plateau in India's tropical evergreen forests - along with four more, closely related, new species
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park in collaboration with members from the Skeptical Science team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is ocean acidification from human activities enough to impact marine ecosystems? Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are acidifying oceans, disrupting marine ecosystems by dissolving the shells and skeletons of certain organisms. The ocean absorbs at least 25% of the CO 2 released in the atmosphere. CO 2 reacts with ocean water (H 2 O) to form carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3 ), which releases acidifying hydrogen ions (H+). Ocean acidification is when the pH level of ocean water decreases...
The cycle between El Nino, La Nina, and a neutral phase typically lasts two to seven years.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 6, June 2024.
Legal firm says group failed to update shareholders on problems with bribery and corruption at its former Turkish operation Investors could seek more than £100m in compensation from the owner of Ladbrokes and Coral for failure to update them on issues with bribery and corruption at the group’s former Turkish operation. The planned action, led by the legal firm Fox Williams, follows Entain’s agreement to pay almost £600m – one of the largest financial penalties ever imposed in the UK – in a deal with HM Revenue and Customs finalised in December 2023 after an investigation into alleged bribery . Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by John Mason in collaboration with members from the Gigafact team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is the ocean acidifying? Acidification of oceans simply means a reduction in their pH outside of normal values. The pH scale measures acidity and alkalinity of water-based solutions. It runs from 0 (highly acidic) through 7 (neutral) to 14 (highly alkaline). Any reduction in pH value, in the direction of 0, is acidification. The oceans acidify whenever they become less alkaline, regardless of whether their pH declines below 7. A good analogy for acidification can be found with the way we talk about...
Indigenous Guna families from Gardi Sugdub were relocated to Isberyala due to rising sea levels. The new community offers cooler temperatures and government-constructed houses. Some families chose to stay on the low-lying island despite climate challenges.
Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found. About a fifth of the world’s ocean surface is particularly vulnerable to the three threats hitting at once, spurred by human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, the study found. In the top 300 meters of affected ocean, these compound events now last three times longer and are six times more intense than they were in the early 1960s, the research states. Continue reading...
Manila says it will ensure its complaint is backed by solid evidence of the damaged coral reefs caused by Chinese actions.
While the Indonesian island's highest peak Mount Agung - over 3km above sea level - aren't as tall as other mountain ranges, a local guide is required to be hire to hike to the top.
AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s that time again: Mount Everest season.For two months starting in March, thousands of ambitious voyagers are set to travel more than 16,000 feet above sea level to one of Everest’s two main campsites. But this adventure of a lifetime—dangerous, difficult, and deadly as it is—can also be a very luxurious experience for those willing to pay up.“There was a [Everest guide] company last year that offered a masseur from Kathmandu, who stayed the whole season,” Alan Arnette, a mountaineering coach who successfully climbed Everest in 2011, told The Daily Beast. “If you’re paying $100,000, you can expect cappuccinos and sushi up there. Even a three-star chef.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
[The Herald] From the cyclical El Nino to La Nina!
Mangroves are unique coastal ecosystems protecting humans and wildlife. Rising sea levels and storms pose an increasing threat to their survival.
The island of Hawai’i and surrounding waters glow in unusual shades in this 2022 model made through NASA DEVELOP. The model was created to help the County of Hawai’i in their shoreline setback plan. The image shows areas of high flood risk (blue), as well as sea surface temperatures. Orange in the west indicates high […]
[The Conversation Africa] The Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands stretches across a vast area of the western Indian Ocean. Each island is fringed by coral reefs.
More than three-fifths — 62.9 percent — of the world's coral reefs are badly hurting from a bleaching event that began last year and is continuing.
Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire" hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history.
The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in reefs around the globe, scientists warned Thursday.
Readers on how to plan for rising sea levels and a recall election in D.C.
Coral bleaching has been found in 19 of the country's 26 national marine parks, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) has revealed.
Maritime assessment in March shows coral reefs on Pag-asa Island severely degraded, with debris around the area indicating the damage is man-made.
Earth’s greatest living structure is dying. But the humanity of reef scientists is as beautiful as any coral I’ve ever seen From the dry lab on One Tree Island research station – about 100km off the coast from Gladstone and in the southern region of the Great Barrier Reef – I watch a steady procession of scientists walk to their next encounter with what has become the biggest palliative care unit on the planet. These scientists head out to the reef like doctors heading to a hospital with no control over saving their patients. They head to a hospital where there is no medicine they can administer to alleviate the pain or to make death easier. Continue reading...
ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute study reveals marine heatwaves causing coral bleaching in Lakshadweep Sea. DHW levels, NOAA warning, significant bleaching of hard coral species, and concerns about coral health and biodiversity.
All along the Great Barrier Reef, corals lie dead and dying in pretty turquoise waters.
A Dutch tourist has died after collapsing while snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. The 51-year-old woman had just returned to the boat at Norman Reef when she collapsed.
Corals can survive heat-related bleaching, but research from the Great Barrier Reef suggests a full recovery may take longer than we thought
Researchers have found a blue hole they say is the deepest in the world—and they’ve yet to find where it bottoms out. The formation is the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay, and it has so far been measured to 1,378 feet deep, or 420 meters below sea level.Read more...
The largest blue hole in the world, called Taam Ja', is located in Chetumal Bay off the coast of Mexico. Blue holes are massive underwater sink holes that can span the length of skyscrapers.
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
It's among several projects worldwide seeking to address the decline of coral reef populations, which are suffering from bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures.
How groups execute the new plan could mean the difference between saving what’s left on Florida’s 360-mile-long coral reef and another summer of catastrophic loss.
An ocean current that carries cold water from around Antarctica up to the North Atlantic has weakened in the past two decades, which will cause oceans to warm and sea levels to rise.
A new scientific study has renewed hopes of restoring coral reefs at the Red Sea through the observation and encouragement of natural reproductive cycles, thereby reviving coral reef areas destroyed over the past years. The study was carried out by an Egyptian-Saudi scientific team which included an environmental researcher in the Red Sea Reserves, Ahmed … The post Study offers renewed hope for saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A new study has suggested that the earliest known bioluminescent organism was a type of coral dwelling in the depths of the ocean about half a billion years ago.
Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.
Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover.
Nearly a third of China's urban population lives in areas that are subsiding, according to a sweeping national survey of 82 major Chinese cities. In coastal areas, that makes sea level rise worse.
JAPARATINGA, Brazil - Brazil is bracing for what may be its worst-ever coral bleaching event as extremely warm waters damage reefs in the country's largest marine reserve – threatening the region's tourism and fishing revenues.
Coral bleaching was observed on 73 per cent of the surveyed reefs in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The Senate kicks off the impeachment trial of the Homeland Security secretary. Coral reefs are undergoing a mass bleaching event that could soon be the worst on record.
Floods, cyclones, heat stress and predatory starfish contributing to impacts as fourth planet-wide bleaching event confirmed The Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of what could be its worst summer on record with a widespread and extreme coral bleaching event coming on top of floods, two cyclones and outbreaks of coral-eating starfish, according to an official Australian government report. The “summer snapshot” report released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science said: “Compared [with] previous summers, cumulative impacts have been much higher this summer and a widespread bleaching event is still unfolding.” Continue reading...
Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst bleaching event on record, the country's reef authority reported on Wednesday.
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change.
Scientists have recorded widespread bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef as global heating creates a fourth planet-wide bleaching event. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch, 54% of ocean waters containing coral reefs have been experiencing heat stress high enough to cause bleaching Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record Continue reading...
Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef is suffering one of the most severe coral bleaching events on record, leaving scientists fearful for its survival as the impact of climate change worsens.
Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record.
More than 54 percent of all the reef areas on the planet have experienced bleaching level heat-stress in the past year, according to the Global Bleaching Event Index.
A report, published by the International Coral Reef Institute, reveals that since 2023 there have been mass bleaching of coral reefs in at least 53 countries, territories and local economies.
The world is currently experiencing the second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida at risk of dying following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US agency announced Monday.
March 2024 was the planet’s 10th consecutive warmest month on record. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered its worst coral bleaching in history. The post Earth just had its warmest March on record appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 4, April 2024.
Marine researcher ‘devastated’ by widespread event that is affecting coral species usually resistant to bleaching Concern that the Great Barrier Reef may be suffering the most severe mass coral bleaching event on record has escalated after a conservation group released footage showing damage up to 18 metres below the surface. Dr Selina Ward, a marine biologist and former academic director of the University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station, said it was the worst bleaching she had seen in 30 years working on the reef, and that some coral was starting to die. Continue reading...
Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Octopuses could lose vision and struggle to survive due to heat stress by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the projected rate, a new study has found. While previous research has suggested octopuses are highly adaptable, the latest research found heat stress from global heating could result in impaired eyesight and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily...
From decomposing waste to building coral reefs, invertebrates provide structure to ecosystems Invertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroes Nominate your UK invertebrate species of the year From the moon jellyfish to the humble garden snail, invertebrates play a central – and often invisible – role in shaping our world. Numbering in their millions, species of insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals, jellyfish, sponges and echinoderms are among the least understood animals on Earth, often overshadowed by their vertebrate cousins. We asked scientists to tell us about how invertebrates shape our world and structure its ecosystems – and the unforeseen consequences of their disappearance. Continue reading...
Diving at One Tree Island in one of the most highly protected parts of the Great Barrier Reef reveals the shocking extent of the latest mass bleaching event
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 7, 16 April 2024.
A marine resources expert has warned of possible massive coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures, and its impact on tourism and food supply.
[The Point] Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise. Not only is dangerous sea level rise "absolutely guaranteed", but it will keep rising for centuries or millennia even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, experts say.
A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
The Philippines said Monday it had summoned a Chinese envoy over "aggressive actions" by the China Coast Guard and other vessels near a reef off the Southeast Asian country's coast.
A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations. Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, a relatively large jump due mostly to a warming climate and the development of a strong El Niño. The […]
Super-reflective clouds could shelter coral from scorching sunlight. But environmentalists are concerned that such plans could prolong our addiction to fossil fuels.
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
March 15, 2024 1:11 PM Researchers found coral bleaching around six islands in the far northern parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
Researchers found coral bleaching in the far northern Great Barrier Reef islands. James Cook University scientists identified healthy areas in deeper waters at Turtle Group National Park in Queensland. Government agency, water temperatures, algae, bleached coral, mass bleaching events, climate change, monitoring program, cyclones, floods, Climate Council, underwater bushfire.
[Premium Times] In Ondo State, communities along the Atlantic coast have endured years of sea incursions caused by rising sea levels and intense storms.
Coral larvae more likely to settle on degraded reefs bathed in marine soundscapes, Caribbean study shows Underwater speakers that broadcast the hustle and bustle of thriving coral could bring life back to more damaged and degraded reefs that are in danger of becoming ocean graveyards, researchers say. Scientists working off the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean found that coral larvae were up to seven times more likely to settle at a struggling reef where they played recordings of the snaps, groans, grunts and scratches that form the symphony of a healthy ecosystem. Continue reading...
The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest
Review found ongoing ‘mistrust’ among farmers, including many who remain unconvinced by need for pollution regulations Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A review of the Queensland government’s Great Barrier Reef protection regulations has found that almost half the affected farmers still believe there is little or no scientific evidence to support pollution reduction rules. The laws, passed in 2019, were based on scientific advice that limits on sediment and chemical runoff were needed in the reef catchment, amid concerns about water quality. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Four years after being restored with steel frames, coral reefs in Indonesia damaged by blast fishing grow at the same rate as healthy reefs, but they have lower levels of species diversity
March 08, 2024 9:11 AM Bleaching causes corals to expel the colourful algae living in their tissues and turn white.
Particular concern raised for southern areas of the reef that have not been badly bleached since 2016 with ‘high risk’ of significant coral death Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of a mass coral bleaching event driven by global heating – the fifth in only eight years – the marine park’s government authority has confirmed. The authority, together with scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, have completed aerial surveys across 300 reefs over two-thirds of the reef, with more to come. Continue reading...
The reef, discovered in 2021, is the only live coral reef in Canada's Pacific.
March 07, 2024 11:11 AM A fourth global mass coral bleaching event is likely unfolding in the Southern Hemisphere, scientists warn.
March 07, 2024 3:11 AM BUENOS AIRES - The high probability of a strong La Nina arriving by October has put grains farmers on alert in Argentina, where the climate phenomenon usually brings dry weather with lower rainfall, the Rosario grains exchange said on Wednesday.
A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities.
Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten 32 U.S. coastal cities with worsening floods, including New York, Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans and Miami.
The 2023-24 El Nino, one of the five strongest on record, has peaked and is gradually weakening, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The weather phenomenon will continue to impact global climate, leading to predicted above-normal temperatures between March and May. In India, El Nino affected the previous year's monsoon season, resulting in below-normal rainfall.
March 05, 2024 6:40 PM LONDON - The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs die, including parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said.
Exclusive: Fears coral bleaching moving south to Lord Howe, Norfolk islands after southern Great Barrier Reef experiences worst heat stress since 1985 Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Scientists fear excessive ocean heat – which is bleaching corals in parts of the Great Barrier Reef – is now hitting the world’s most southern coral reef at the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe island. There are also concerns ocean temperatures are reaching dangerous levels for corals at Australia’s remote Norfolk Island, which is about 1400km east of Queensland’s Gold Coast. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Damage from last year's deadly disaster has spurred fears that runoff could contaminate coral, seaweed and other marine life.
Nusantara will be the new capital of Indonesia as Jakarta continues to subside below sea level.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 3, March 2024.
A 1970s plan to grow underwater limestone objects has been repurposed as a way of regenerating the seabed, reestablishing corals, and stopping coastal erosion.
By Christopher Cusack (EDF) and Cooper Van Vranken (Ocean Data Network) In the early hours of October 25, 2023, Hurricane Otis made landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, with peak winds of 165 mph wreaking havoc on communities in its path. Normally, people would have had a chance to prepare but just the day before, the consensus […]
Playing a huge role in moderating the climate, oceans are fundamental to the functioning of our planet. Understanding more about how seawater temperatures are rising and how oceans are absorbing excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, as well as knock-on issues such as ocean acidification, is key for understanding climate change and for taking effective action.A recent scientific paper highlights just how satellites are becoming increasingly important in providing unique information on ocean health to guide climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Katey Lesneski, research coordinator for coral restoration at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. She's been checking on restored corals, which struggled in 2023.
Warm water last year killed the majority of staghorn and elkhorn coral that scientists had planted at five reefs.
The updated system is meant to provide better guidance as researchers and conservationists try to save coral during heat events.
The ocean is a lifeline, driving climate and supporting biodiversity. Yet, with rising sea levels and increasing acidification, its future and ours hang in a delicate balance.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.
The growing battle over how to manage sea level rise turns partly on a legal principle set down in Roman times.
The Philippines has publicly accused a Chinese vessel of causing more than 11 million pesos (US$194,000) in damage to protected coral reefs near Thitu Island in the South China Sea. On Monday, Manila released the results of an environmental survey showing that a Chinese ship had ran aground near Thitu Island in June. Investigators found that the vessel dragged a parachute anchor across the sensitive marine ecosystem, scarring at least 464 square metres (4,994 square feet) of reef less than 3km...
A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such as marine cloud brightening to lower the risk of coral bleaching
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02381-3The authors evaluate heritable genetic variation in thermal tolerance in a common reef-building coral. They show widespread heritable genetic variation, which is strongly associated with marine heatwave-imposed selective pressure, suggesting adaptation to climate warming.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, accompanied by playback singer Mohit Chauhan and Lok Sabha MP Kangana Ranaut, shared a musical moment at the Kunzum La Pass in Lahaul-Spiti. They sang a song together at nearly 15,000 feet above sea level.
Hong Kong police have arrested the manager of a major fast-food outlet after a window pane fell from the first floor and landed on a Kwun Tong street, injuring two pedestrians. The pane, measuring two metres by 1.5 metres, detached from the first-floor Cafe de Coral outlet in the Champion Court building on Hong Ning Road at about 3pm on Monday. The glass, along with some food items, landed on the pavement below and shattered. Two male pedestrians, aged 68 and 51, sustained limb injuries from the...
With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home
Divers are getting excited about the planned sinking of the SS United States. The once glorious luxury ocean liner is slated to become a coral reef.
[The Conversation Africa] Mauritius's water supplies are running very low. As a small island, it is affected by tropical cyclones, rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and a warming ocean. Rainfall levels have decreased by 8% over the last 10 years.
On one of the wealthiest and most picturesque islands in America, fear is rising as fast as the Atlantic tide.
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? I have been saying this a lot recently: “At last!” At last, a mainstream film bluntly revealing the plunder of our seas. At last, a proposed ban on bottom trawling in so-called “ marine protected areas ” (MPAs). At last, some solid research on seabed carbon and the vast releases caused by the trawlers ploughing it up. But still I feel that almost everyone is missing the point. David Attenborough’s Ocean film, made for National Geographic, is the one I’ve been waiting for all my working life. An epoch ago, when I worked in the BBC’s Natural History Unit in the mid-1980s, some of us lobbied repeatedly for films like this, without success. Since then, even programmes...
Under the surface of Tanzania’s turquoise waters, a miracle unfolds quietly every day. Just off the coast of Zanzibar, in the Chumbe Island Coral Park, reef fish glitter like scattered gemstones, weaving between coral gardens that pulse with life. The air is heavy with salt, and the silence underwater is only broken by the rhythmic […]
[Namibian] This week, governments and civil society organisations from around the world are gathering in Nice, France, for the United Nations Ocean Conference.
Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adopted In October 2024, a US company called Ebb Carbon announced the world’s largest marine carbon removal deal to date, signing a multimillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to try to help fix a very real problem in the world’s seas: ocean acidification. Ebb plans to use a method called electrochemical ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to mimic the natural process of ocean alkalisation – in other words, it wants to add huge amounts of alkaline materials to ocean waters that scientists now know are acidifying at an alarming rate . Continue reading...
There’s frustration among researchers that falling pH levels in seas around the globe are not being taken seriously enough, and that until the buildup of CO2 is addressed, the consequences for marine life will be devastating Read more: ‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study On a clear day at Plymouth marina you can see across the harbour out past Drake’s Island – named after the city’s most famous son, Francis Drake – to the Channel. It’s quite often possible to see an abundance of marine vessels, from navy ships and passenger ferries to small fishing boats and yachts. What you might not spot from this distance is a large yellow buoy bobbing up and down in the water about six miles off the coast. This data buoy – L4 – is one of...
On a hillside overlooking the stunning Rhondda Valley in Wales, 1,100ft above sea level, sits a neglected council estate: Penrhys.
The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.
The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today (June 5)—threatening islands in a region where half the population lives close to the coast. The State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 Report said that sea-surface temperatures were the highest on record, and ocean heat […]
Thailand is seeking at least 12 million baht in damages after a Myanmar cargo ship ran aground on a coral reef in Mu Koh Surin National Park in Phangnnga, causing extensive harm to the environment.
Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday, with temporary and permanent flood protection measures underway.
Social media in China has reacted with disbelief after a Chinese paraglider who miraculously survived after being sucked into a potentially deadly cloud vortex that carried him 8,598 metres above sea level was punished by local authorities. Peng Yujiang, 55, was sucked into the clouds on May 24 in the Qilian Mountain region across Qinghai and Gansu provinces in northwestern China. He ascended to an altitude almost the height of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest that is 8,849 metres...
Reefs off the Keys have lost 90% of healthy coral cover in 40 years, but replanting effort aims to make reef more resilient A taskforce of experts looking into the mass bleaching and decline of Florida’s delicate coral reefs is planting more than 1,000 nursery-grown juveniles from the reef-building elkhorn species in a new effort to reverse the tide of destruction. Record ocean heat in 2023 hastened the death spiral for reefs in the Florida Keys, which have lost 90% of their healthy coral cover over the last 40 years, largely because of the climate emergency, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa). Continue reading...
Sea levels will rise — by metres, not centimetres — and the time to prepare is now. Drawing on ancient clues and the latest science, Johanna Wagstaffe explains what Earth’s past reveals about our coastal future — and why smart planning today could protect millions in the decades and centuries to come.
Climate-induced sea level rise will see hundreds of millions of people forced to flee inland from coastal communities, even if the rise in the global temperature stays within the Paris Climate Agreement target.
Researchers now say that the world needs to stay within 1°C of the pre-industrial average to avoid a catastrophic sea level rise.
Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega-tsunami.
New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
HONG KONG — Ancient horses repeatedly migrated between North America and Eurasia, reaching today's Russian Far East near China, during the late Pleistocene when sea levels dropped and a land bridge connected the two continents, a new study found.
Clarity offered by ultra-high-resolution ocean ‘microscope’ will help scientists better predict extreme weather events, Xinhua report says.
Likelihood of potentially devastating quake above 8.0 magnitude in next 50 years is 15%, study states A massive earthquake in the Pacific north-west could rapidly transform areas of the coast from northern California to Washington , causing swaths of land to quickly sink, “dramatically” raising sea level and increasing the flood risk to communities. That’s according to a new study , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examining the potential impact of the “big one”, a powerful quake along the Cascadia fault that stretches from Canada to California. Continue reading...
[IPS] Busan, Korea -- Participants from over 100 countries will leave the 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan, the Republic of Korea, with stark reminders that with sea levels rising dangerously, coastal regions and low-lying areas globally, particularly densely populated areas, are threatened.
Participants from over 100 countries will leave the 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan, the Republic of Korea, with stark reminders that with sea levels rising dangerously, coastal regions and low-lying areas globally, particularly densely populated areas, are threatened. Asia, Africa, island nations, as well as the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are increasingly on […]
China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of seeking to "intimidate and harass" with a state media report that suggested the area had been seized.
Missiles fired off the coast of the northern Philippines Sunday as US and Filipino forces conducted their first integrated defence drills, hours after China said it had seized control of a reef claimed by Manila.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) said it was able to save more than 60% of the coral bleached since last year.
Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival.
More than 80% of the world's coral reefs fell victim to harmful bleaching and is now in "uncharted territory" with the worst global bleaching event in recorded history.
Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday.
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea
The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument comprises more than 490,000 square miles of some of the Earth’s last pristine maritime environments.
A NASA-supported commercial space station, Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, recently completed a human-in-the-loop testing milestone as the agency works toward developing commercial space stations in low Earth orbit. The human-in-the-loop test scenarios utilized individual participants or small groups to perform day-in-the-life walkthroughs in life-sized mockups of major station components. Participants provided feedback while simulating microgravity […]
For five years, the Coral City Camera has been given viewers a live look at aquatic reef life near Miami. It's documented the declining conditions and shown a surprising vitality among some coral species.
Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching.
Super yacht deckhand Christian Bogle (pictured), 26, of Newquay, Cornwall, was snorkelling with crewmates at a beach in the city of Nadi, Fiji, last June when he tragically lost his life.
The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But new research shows how the declines are contributing to sea level rise more than previously thought.
SYDNEY - An “unprecedented” mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said on Wednesday, turning huge swathes of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
Australia’s world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – are being hit by simultaneous coral bleaching, with teams of scientists on both coasts monitoring and tracking the event across thousands of kilometres of marine habitat. On Western Australia’s Ningaloo reef, waters have accumulated the highest amount of heat stress on record during an extended marine heatwave that has hit coral reefs all the way along the state’s vast coastline AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported Continue reading...
Researchers descended more than 35,700 feet (10,900 meters) below sea level to collect biological samples that revealed surprising diversity. And also trash.
Florida’s coastal wetlands face new threats as sea levels and temperatures climb. NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign is developing a new, satellite-based data product that could shape efforts to protect their future.
The world's sea levels grew far more quickly and by a larger amount than anticipated in 2024, mostly due to warming water temperatures, a new NASA analysis shows.
The NOAA blueprint would have expanded the 3,800-square-mile sanctuary in the Florida Keys and implemented measures to protect its highly threatened coral reef ecosystem.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Weather experts say rains are scheduled for next week, but they fear there could be a delay to the end of month because of the influence of a tropical cyclone currently present over the southern Indian Ocean that is affecting Uganda.
The luxury liner SS United States completed its journey Monday from South Philadelphia to Alabama, where it will undergo preparations before it is sunk in the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast to become an artificial reef.
An Italian holidaymaker hurled a tirade of abuse at police who dragged him out of the ocean after he was caught snorkelling in a coral conservation zone off the coast of Krabi, southern Thailand.
As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must hold to account those who stand in the way of our safety – the small cohort profiting from fossil fuels, and the politicians who protect them Late last spring, I was part of an expedition to Scott Reef, a magnificent coral atoll nearly 300 kilometres off the Kimberley coast. And while it was a privilege to be in such a remote and wonderful place, watching rare and endemic sea life drifting past, the moment I tipped from the boat in my mask and fins, I knew something was wrong. The water was too hot. Not tropical warm, but uncomfortably hot. Continue reading...
Despite being located at 2,650 metres above sea level, there was insufficient snowfall for this year’s Khelo Winter Games to get under way.
Beneath Redang’s turquoise waters lies a growing crisis of coral bleaching, trash and human negligence.
A study led by NASA and NOAA has found that California is sinking in some areas, which means the projected sea level rise for parts of Los Angeles and San Francisco has doubled.
The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or decrease local flood risk, wave exposure, and saltwater intrusion. Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than measuring the height of our oceans: Land along coastlines also inches up and down in elevation. Using […]
Last month was the hottest January on record, with temperatures 1.75 Celsius above pre-industrial era levels. This comes despite expectations that an emerging La Nina weather pattern could cool global temperatures.
Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government carried out an international lobbying campaign to keep the Great Barrier Reef off a list of world heritage sites in danger , including dispatching politicians and officials to Unesco’s Paris headquarters and asking diplomats to gather intelligence on countries that could influence the decision. The campaign is revealed in documents released to the Greens after a parliamentary request and show how Australia sought to influence Unesco and members of the 21-country world heritage committee in the lead up to a crunch meeting in July last year. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s...
In the late 1980s, ocean temperatures were rising at a rate of 0.06°C per decade, according to experts from the University of Reading. Now, that rate has surged to a whopping 0.27°C per decade.
Multiple major US cities could be mostly underwater in just 75 years, a startling new study predicts. The researchers estimate 6.2ft of sea level rise by the year 2100.
Cryopreserved coral sperm could be used for future breeding programmes to restore damaged reefs
Kerala’s once idyllic beaches, such as Shankumugham, are now facing severe erosion due to rising sea levels and sand mining, threatening the homes and livelihoods of over 9.3 million coastal residents. Significant beach areas have vanished, and tourism-dependent businesses are struggling, necessitating urgent governmental intervention and an aggressive coastal management plan.
Customers who had trekked to Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire - which is 528 metres (1,732 ft) above sea level - were today still holed up in the world famous boozer.
A new technology promises to remove carbon from the atmosphere and prevent ocean acidification.
New research shows artificial light can upend underwater communities around coral reefs just like they do on land. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 30, 2024.)
Visitor numbers to the African country lag far behind its neighbours due to lack of infrastructure and national planning. Now some are starting to demand changes At the top of the Ado-Awaye hills lies a lake suspended 433 metres above sea level. Local people say the lake is named Iyake (Yoruba for “crying woman”) after a weeping, barren woman who fell in the water hundreds of years ago, conferring on it powers of fertility. This belief in the divine is evident in the foothills, where a huge boulder is emblazoned with the words, written in golden letters: “Here we come: African Jerusalem.” Continue reading...
Since 2010, sea levels at a gauge in Savannah, Georgia have risen by more than 7 inches. Similar trends in sea level rise are happening across the U.S. South.
Discover how brain coral got its name, and why it’s vital to protect it.
A dozen marine scientists, film-makers, musicians and conservationists, including Tim Winton, John Butler and Dr Ben Fitzpatrick, have made an epic voyage to Scott Reef, one of Australia’s wildest and most remote coral reefs, to document the threats posed by Woodside’s Browse gas proposal. Woodside’s Burrup Hub is the biggest new fossil fuel project in the southern hemisphere and, if approved, would emit more than 6bn tonnes of CO2 by 2070 Australia’s north-west reefs teem with life – but they are also at the centre of a massive fossil fuel expansion Continue reading...
[Shabelle] Dhusamareb, Somalia -- In a significant address at the Humanitarian Summit in Dhusamareb, Galmudug, SoDMA (Somalia Disaster Management Agency) Commissioner Mahamuud Moallim laid out a strategic plan to combat the forthcoming humanitarian crisis linked to the La Nina weather phenomenon expected in 2025.
Rising more than 2,400 meters (8,000 feet) above sea level on the central island of Negros, Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 12, December 2024.
The Philippines said a Chinese Navy chopper harassed Filipino fishing boats at a disputed South China Sea reef, showing lingering tensions in the key waterway.
The Ocean is our life source, but for decades it has been repeatedly marred by humankind. With the disposal of pollutants into the Ocean, overexploitation of Ocean resources and the human-driven increase of global temperatures, the Ocean is changing and not for the better. Our Oceans are warming, corals are dying, fish stocks are declining, […]
New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Manawanui was on autopilot when it crashed into a coral reef, caught ablaze and sank in Samoan waters, according to an official inquiry.
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk
Heavy winds and rising sea levels flooded and swept away displaced Palestinians along with their belongings overnight, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Winter conditions are destroying the few remaining items they have after more than a year of ongoing bombardment.
A new study examines the risk to whales from ship strikes – the leading cause of death worldwide for the species. Thousands of whales are injured or killed each year … The post Whale-ship strikes reduced if 2.6% of ocean made safer appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Passengers and crew aboard Princess Cruises' Coral Princess were plagued by an outbreak on its 31-day journey from Singapore to Los Angeles.
Marine scientists say one area around Cooktown and Lizard Island had lost more than a third of its live hard coral after bleaching event Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Reefs across the north of the Great Barrier Reef have seen “substantial losses” of coral cover after a summer of extreme heat, two cyclones and major flooding, according to the first results of surveys from government marine scientists. After the most widespread coral bleaching event seen on the world’s biggest reef system, the Australian Institute of Marine Science said one area around Cooktown and Lizard Island had lost more than a third of its live hard coral – the biggest annual drop in 39 years of monitoring. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 11, November 2024.
The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the Solomon Islands.
Gigantic multicoloured organism is visible from space and has grown for between 300 and 500 years The world’s largest known coral, visible from space, has been discovered in the waters of the Solomon Islands. With a circumference of 183 metres, the gigantic multicoloured organism is an intricate network of individual coral polyps that have grown for between 300 and 500 years. Continue reading...
“Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet Earth, we find a massive coral … pulsing with life and colour,” said explorer-in-residence Enric Sala.
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old
The information will help people who live in coastal areas prepare for impacts caused by rising sea levels. Earth’s ocean is rising, disrupting livelihoods and infrastructure in coastal communities around the world. Agencies and organizations are working to prepare people as their world changes around them, and NASA information is helping these efforts. The agency’s […]
[The Conversation Africa] Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975, German and South African investors planned to build a ski resort there.
Malaysia has sent a complaint letter to Vietnam over its alleged expansion of a South China Sea reef that both countries claim as their own, two officials told Reuters, in a rare bilateral escalation not involving China.
Set about 15 years from now, this future fable takes place in and around a shipping center in Wyoming as rising sea levels are swallowing American states east and west.
Officials in Florida's Panhandle predict the transformation of the former glamour cruise liner SS United States into a sunken artificial reef will be a major boost for the region's eco-tourism industry.
Meteorologists are predicting a possible return of La Nina, linked to cooler temperatures and heavy rain. Here's why the Pacific weather phases of El Nino and La Nina can influence extreme weather across the globe.
Above-average rainfall is forecast to sweep Southeast Asia over the coming months, as La Nina conditions bring storms and downpours.
The New Zealand Defence Force said on Sunday the HMNZS Manawanui - New Zealand navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel - ran aground near Samoa's main island of Upolu.
Apple Chui, or ‘Coral Mum’, has been selected as a finalist for Spirit of Hong Kong Awards 2024 in the community category.
The rising sea level has contributed to the destruction of 500 houses on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people. In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team. This amount […]
Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies. The U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change launched the U.S. Sea Level Change website on Monday, Sept. 23. Designed to help communities prepare for rising seas, the site features the latest science on […]
Ocean acidification close to critical threshold, say scientists, posing threat to marine ecosystems and global liveability Industrial civilisation is close to breaching a seventh planetary boundary, and may already have crossed it, according to scientists who have compiled the latest report on the state of the world’s life-support systems. “Ocean acidification is approaching a critical threshold”, particularly in higher-latitude regions, says the latest report on planetary boundaries. “The growing acidification poses an increasing threat to marine ecosystems.” Continue reading...
"The process that we're undertaking today is a really great opportunity for us to expand the representation of the corals that we are working with and the locations where they're stored," a Nova Southeastern University researcher said.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 9, September 2024.
It is hoped MV Shingle, intercepted in 2014 with 32m cigarettes onboard, will benefit marine life and tourism The valves opened, the sea gurgled in and slowly, imperceptibly at first, the ship began its journey to the bottom of the Atlantic. The 60-metre MV Shingle debuted in Ireland a decade ago as a smuggling vessel, but then became an unwanted hulk. On Wednesday afternoon it performed its swan song – scuttled off County Mayo to create an artificial reef. Continue reading...
A Philippine vessel that spent months anchored at a disputed reef in the South China Sea has left the area, the national maritime council said Sunday.
Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island The habitat of the largest giant tortoise population in the world is threatened by a Qatari-funded hotel development that aims to bring luxury yachts, private jets and well-heeled tourists to a remote island in the Indian Ocean, conservationists have warned. Plans for an upscale resort on Assomption, which is part of the Aldabra island group, are currently under discussion by the Seychelles authorities, and construction is already finished on an airport expansion that would allow bigger aircraft to land on the 11.6-sq-km (4.5-sq-mile) coral island. Continue reading...
A year after the worst coral bleaching ever recorded, Florida's reefs are slowly recovering. Despite elevated ocean temperatures, scientists say this summer they didn’t see significant bleaching.
CNN — A team of NASA rocket scientists is developing autonomous underwater robots able to go where humans cannot, deep beneath Antarctica’s giant ice shelves. The robots’ task is to better understand how rapidly ice is melting — and how quickly that could cause catastrophic sea level rise. In March, scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion … The post How long do we have until sea level rise swallows coastal cities? This fleet of ocean robots will help find out appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Corals are under threat from warmer oceans. But those that survive could pass on their resilience to the next generation.
Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged into the ocean, fins first. Three weeks earlier, Rodríguez Lugo couldn’t swim. Now the college student was gathering data on water quality and coral reefs for a NASA-led marine biology project in Puerto Rico, where she lives. “There is so much […]
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Coral reefs are in hot water... literally. Climate change is ramping up temperatures, causing increasing bleaching of reefs across the world. On top of that, these unique, vital ecosystems are facing threats from plastic pollution, ocean acidification, and overfishing. And new research shows just how in danger the Great Barrier Reef is. But there are solutions to protect reefs from global warming - helping them adapt to a warming world and removing the threats they face. But if we don't stop climate change as soon as possible, we may live to see the end of coral reefs. Support ClimateAdam...
A new study shows how federal grant funding has actually become an obstacle to climate adaptation. The post Northwest coastal tribes are drowning in paperwork trying to escape sea-level rise appeared first on High Country News.
UN chief Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS regarding Pacific ocean temperatures, rising at three times the global average rate. He called for a cutdown on emissions and support for vulnerable countries.
Major report released at 4pm on Friday with no media release or a press conference from Tanya Plibersek Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A leading conservation group has accused the government of trying to “bury bad news” about the health of the Great Barrier Reef by releasing a major five-yearly outlook report on Friday afternoon. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s 600-page report said the “window of opportunity to secure a positive future” for the reef was “closing rapidly” and the outlook for the ecosystem was “very poor”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Australia on Friday launched a multi-million dollar effort to stop pesticide runoff and other water quality issues on the Great Barrier Reef, the latest effort to save the ailing natural wonder.
Companies using AI to “eavesdrop” on biodiversity say it’s faster and cheaper than humans and much easier to implement at scale. But accuracy is still a work in progress.
A single coral in Fiji that is more than 600 years old has recorded how Pacific Ocean temperatures have varied during its long life.
North America’s only barrier reef is withering from heat and disease. Can efforts to preserve and propagate the corals at land-based facilities save them?
As the climate crisis causes the Pacific to rise, the archipelago’s water is increasingly unsafe to drink Church pastor Damien Hophand, who lives on the island of Malekula in Vanuatu with his wife and two children, has seen a change to the community’s water supply recently – and it’s not a welcome one. “The wells are salty,” says Hophand. “It’s not suitable for drinking.” While many on the archipelago of 83 islands of Vanuatu get all their water from pipes, some, such as Hophand, have to supplement this with water from a well or pump. As the climate crisis forces sea levels to rise and cyclone winds thrash along the bays , seawater is seeping into the groundwater sources of low-lying islands, contaminating the supply and threatening the health of communities. Continue reading...
Polls opened in the Pacific nation of Kiribati on Wednesday, after a campaign dominated by the rising cost of living, rising sea levels and questions about the benefit of deeper ties with China.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 8, August 2024.
Capitol Reef National Park is working to bring back heirloom fruit varieties that pioneer families planted here decades ago.
New study discovers that ocean temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef are the hottest in at least 400 years, prompting warnings that the reef could completely collapse in the next 30 years.
The sea surface temperature around the Great Barrier Reef this year is the hottest it has ever been in 400 years, posing huge threats to the coral reef ecosystem in the area.
The reef suffered mass coral bleaching events between 2016 and 2024.
Facing the hottest ocean temperatures in four centuries, scientists said that Australia's Great Barrier Reef could face "critical damage."
Australia’s unique marine wonder is under increasing pressure from rising temperatures, but the science is still being questioned.
CNN — A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that would transform weather and climate. Several studies in recent years have suggested the crucial system — the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC … The post A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Antarctica’s melting ice sheet is relieving pressure on the land beneath, allowing it to push upwards in a way that could slow sea level rise in coming centuries – but only if greenhouse gas emissions are low
The ocean is our lifeline, covering 70 percent of the earth’s surface, it is the source of half of the oxygen we breathe, and it absorbs 26 percent of the carbon dioxide we produce. It is home to millions of marine species, contains 97 percent of all of the water on our planet and offers […]
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. After 18 months of record-breaking ocean temperatures, the planet’s reefs are in the middle of the most widespread heat-stress event on record. Across the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, latest figures from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch, shared with the Guardian, show 73 […]
An element of a NASA-funded commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test as part of the agency’s efforts for new destinations in low Earth orbit. This milestone is part of a NASA Space Act Agreement awarded to Blue Origin in 2021. […]
As a kid, Sabrina Imbler loved the ocean. They'd swim and snorkel, following around parrotfish in the water. Later, they tried to learn everything they could about the brightly-colored tropical fish – how some create a mucus cocoon at night to protect it from parasites, or how they help keep coral reefs healthy. As they got older, their fascination with sea creatures only grew. Imbler released a collection of essays in 2022 called How Far The Light Reaches: A Life In Ten Sea Creatures . Each chapter focuses on a different marine species – from yeti crabs near hydrothermal vents in the deep sea to the morphing abilities of cuttlefish. Often, these creatures act as a mirror for Imbler to explore parts of their own identity. Want more on the wonders of the deep sea? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.
Padi’s first South African blind scuba diver describes how her other senses enhance her experience underwater I went on my first dive in Mozambique and as I was descending, I could hear this weird chirruping noise. As we got closer to the reef, it got louder and louder. It was so weird and different from any other sound I’ve heard. Other scuba divers call it the “crackling” of the coral reef. That’s what I was hearing: the actual coral . I could hear the whole reef, being alive – and it sounded absolutely amazing, like its own kind of orchestra. A sea orchestra. I am Padi’s first South African blind scuba diver. I have a condition called optic atrophy, caused by a brain tumour that pressed on my optic nerves when I was 11. After it was removed, my central vision turned completely black...
Sea level rise has eradicated a U.S. species for the first time. What's next?
The Key Largo tree cactus is first plant of its kind to go extinct in the United States from sea-level rise, scientists say.
The agreement is the fourth “debt-for-nature” swop the two countries have struck since 2009.
BEIJING - China said on Monday "illegal" beaching of Philippine warships at the Nansha islands in the South China Sea had "gravely damaged" the coral reef ecosystem in the area, as both countries tussle over disputed territory at atolls in the vast waterway.
Indonesia has roughly 5.1 million hectares of coral reefs and accounts for 18 per cent of the world's total.
Light pollution acts as ‘midnight fridge’, drawing in young fish, then predators, according to tests in French Polynesia Artificial light shining from coastlines around the world is acting like “a midnight fridge” full of tasty snacks, threatening young fish who can be drawn to it and who are then eaten by predators also attracted by the brightness, according to a study. It has long been established that light pollution hampers people’s ability to see the night sky and harms migrating birds, insects and other animals. But its impact on marine ecosystems has rarely been taken into account, said Jules Schligler, the lead author of the study at the international coral ecosystem research centre in Mo’orea, French Polynesia. Continue reading...
The search will focus on the Masca gorge, around 3000ft above sea level and which has been combed by police, drones, dogs and helicopters since he was reported missing.
A diver glides over an expanse of bone-white coral branches, recording the fish that dart between the ghostly arms extending from the sea floor off the Thai island of Koh Tao.
Unesco warned that the world’s largest coral system "remains under serious threat".
Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections. A new study has examined how warming seawater intrudes between coastal ice sheets and the ground they rest on. The warm water melts cavities in the ice, allowing more water to flow in, expanding the cavities further in a feedback loop. This water then lubricates the collapse of ice into the ocean, pushing up sea levels. Continue reading...
An intense cloud of Saharan dust is traveling 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to reach Florida by this weekend. Meteorologists are hopeful it will hold off hurricanes
Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.
The clip, created by Spanish animation company MetaBallStudios, gradually descends through a digital underwater scenescape.
After dominating global weather for nearly a year, El Nino's reign has finally ended, US weather agencies reported late Thursday. The update said the Pacific Ocean is likely to transition to La Nina in around two months' time, which implies that conditions will generally favour good monsoon rainfall in India in the second half of the season (Aug-Sept).
A viral photo collage from Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain purportedly shows that sea levels have remained stable for 140 years. Why does the mountain seem to have gained instead of lost land mass?
TEL AVIV - A sea-borne pandemic that wiped out sea urchin populations in the Red Sea has spread and is taking out the species in parts of the Indian Ocean and could go global, scientists in Israel say.
Alberto Lopez prepares breakfast with water lapping at his ankles. In preparation for the move, his family is stacking clothes and other meager belongings on a small table at the front door, along with cleaning supplies and a Bible.
300 families packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change.
The collapse marked the sixth in four years at the North Carolina seashore, which has been hit hard by rapidly rising sea levels.
The Royal Irrigation Department is considering a number of measures to prepare for floods during the rainy season, as the weather conditions look set to become much wetter when the La Nina phenomenon begins in a few months.
A three-year study found that the spiny lobsters’ urine scared off predatory worms and snails who snack on the delicate organisms An unexpected champion has emerged in the increasingly grave battle to save Florida’s imperiled coral reefs: spiny lobsters that urinate in the water and scare off predatory worms and snails seeking to feast on the delicate organisms. The finding is one of the more bizarre conclusions of a three-year study by scientists from the Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission (FWC), who are also warning it may already be too late for some species of coral to survive without significant human assistance. Continue reading...
TRAT - Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities.
Small island developing states (SIDS) are scattered across the globe, dotting the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, the west and east coasts of Africa and the Indian Ocean. These low-lying highly indebted countries are on the frontlines of climate change and natural resource scarcity, already facing the extremes of sea level rise, unpredictable weather events, and […]
In an ongoing swarm of earthquakes that began hitting Japan in 2020, the shifting weight of surface water may have spurred the shaking
Species, with only a few dozen seen by humans since first discovered, usually lives in darkness up to 3,300ft below sea level Oregon beachgoers stumbled across a rare find over the weekend, after a deep-sea anglerfish washed up from the ocean depths. The discovery marked the first time this creature, which typically dwells in the darkness up to 3,300ft below sea level, was seen on Oregon shores according to the local Seaside Aquarium, which posted about it on Facebook. Continue reading...
Amid record ocean temperatures, coral bleaching has been recorded in 62 countries and territories since February 2023.
Whether chemical sunscreens damage or kill corals in the wild is still the subject of scientific debate.
When a phone line goes down in Coral Harbour, Nunavut, local technician John Pudlat doesn't jump in his vehicle to go fix it. He packs up his dog sled.
The community on the coast of Washington state has a plan to establish a new village with low-impact development and green infrastructure.
After nearly a decade of implementing the experiment at three different environmentally damaged sites in the Red Sea, and under the auspices and support of the United Nations Development Programme’s Global Environment Facility (GEF), environmental researchers from the Abu Salam Environmental Association and the Red Sea Reserves, in scientific collaboration with the Department of Marine … The post Egypt’s Red Sea coral reef restoration project achieves breakthrough in Middle East appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The debris from Lahaina's fire contains toxic chemicals and sits right next to a coral reef. So the community is collaborating with scientists to track water quality.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 5, May 2024.
As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, erosion and rising sea levels are threatening to strip away what remains of the physical history of the Allied invasion of Europe
As scientists rush to save ailing corals elsewhere, in Venezuela locals are trying to kill off this stinky variety.
Cities, towns and vacation spots across the American South are 'drowning' under rapidly rising tides that could soon put them underwater.
The Impacts of El Niño Go Far Beyond Water wil.thomas@wri.org Thu, 05/02/2024 - 17:10 Over the past several months, the climate pattern El Niño has disrupted different regions and sectors across the world. Zimbabwe recently declared a state of disaster, due largely to El Nino-induced drought. The city government in Bogota, Colombia announced water rationing as reservoir levels dropped to critical lows, restricting water use for approximately 10 million people. El Niño occurs every two to seven years, usually lasting between nine and 12 months. It decreases Pacific trade winds, which increase water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and lead to a range of climate and weather effects across the Americas, Southern Africa and Southeast Asia. And while most attention...
Researchers have found a blue hole they say is the deepest in the world — and they’ve yet to find where it bottoms out. The formation is the Taam Ja’ Blue Hole in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay, and it has so far been measured to 1,378 feet deep, or 420 meters below sea level.Read more...
With 40 per cent of the capital already below sea level, some 10.6 million people in the inner city (and 30 million in the wider area) could face displacement from Jakarta.
Alabama and the U.S. Gulf Coast region have seen a sudden burst of sea level rise, spurring flooding in low areas exacerbated by rainfall and high tides.
Dangerous temperatures, intensified by El Nino, have forced authorities across Southeast Asia to issue heat warnings and close schools. Here's why El Nino and its sibling, La Nina, have such far-reaching weather impacts.
Sea level rise alone could drive 320,000 people from coastal areas to the city. The post Atlanta’s population could boom as people flee sea level rise, wildfires, and hurricanes appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands recently welcomed a pair of self-bred corals from the World Coral Conservatory project into Europe's largest coral reef.
Experienced snorkeller Les Finch, 72, died on February 27 after he was found unconcious in the water in a renowned coral hotspot known as Three Pools in Egypt.
Targeted culling of crown-of-thorns starfish has resulted in parts of the Great Barrier Reef maintaining and even increasing coral cover, leading researchers to call for the programme to be dramatically scaled up
[DW] El Nino is causing extreme weather events in East Africa and a crippling drought in the south of the continent. Experts say immediate action is needed to tackle famine and displacement.
China faces severe land subsidence issues, affecting major cities like Beijing and Tianjin. The study warns that nearly a quarter of coastal lands could sink below sea level within the next century, posing significant threats to coastal areas.
Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.
Coral bleaching is evident across 73 percent of the famed marine park, as abnormally high ocean temperatures propel the world’s fourth mass bleaching event.
Scientists fear time is running out to protect the World Heritage Site.
The full extent of the impact is still unknown despite a 'gutwrenching' update on Wednesday which revealed almost three-quarters of the reef has been affected.
People who fish in Florida and in federal waters are required to have special gear on board to help ensure groupers, snappers and other reef fish survive when they're returned to the water.
Scientists say it's shaping up to be the worst one yet.
Coral in the coastal town of Bauan frequently suffered from natural hazards like typhoons and human-caused destruction.
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans, according to reef scientists.
The US NOAA reported a major coral bleaching event caused by warming oceans and climate change, with 2023 being the hottest year on record. Coral bleaching is becoming more frequent and severe, impacting coral reefs worldwide. The bleaching has been confirmed in at least 53 countries or territories, including the Great Barrier Reef and Florida's coral reef.
Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence of the impacts on sea life.
The percentage of reef areas experiencing bleaching-level heat stress is increasing by about 1% a week, scientists say Global heating has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is on track to be the most extensive on record, US government scientists have confirmed. Some 54% of ocean waters containing coral reefs have experienced heat stress high enough to cause bleaching, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch said. Continue reading...
The world's oceans are now undergoing the fourth global coral bleaching event on record and the second in the last 10 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday.
This is the second one in the past decade, the agency determined.
Three fishermen got into trouble after their boat hit a coral reef and took on water.
Researchers have developed the Coral Fort, a biodegradable cage that's made in part with biodegradable straws.
Scientists in Florida have created a "Coral Fort" from biodegradable drinking straws that can protect lab-grown coral from predators after it is transplanted into the wild.
Originating in the Pacific Ocean, the El Nino climate pattern is intensifying drought from Africa to Asia. Here's why El Nino and its sibling, La Nina, have such far-reaching weather impacts.
Paper dates 82 pottery pieces found in single dig site at between 3,000 and 2,000 years old Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Groundbreaking archaeological research may have upended the longstanding belief that Aboriginal Australians did not make pottery. A paper published in the Quaternary Science Reviews on Wednesday details the finding of 82 pottery pieces from a single dig site on a Great Barrier Reef island, dates them at between 3,000 and 2,000 years old and determines that the pots were most likely made by Aboriginal people using locally sourced clay and temper. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue...
Sea surface temperatures are up to 1.5C above average, leading to more damage.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Out among a scattering of islands spilled like beads into the Indonesian shallows, an extended experiment in coral restoration has revealed something marvelous: With a tender touch and a community to care for it, a reef can fully recover from the […]
Observatory said minor tsunami 2.75cm above normal sea levels reached city about 1pm and 100 Hongkongers reported feeling small tremors after Taiwan earthquake.
Home property damages could cost $109 billion by 2050, scientists estimate. But the findings are likely an underestimate ignoring damage to bridges, hospitals and more
Perhaps in a bid to survive financially, an absolutely massive price cut has slashed the MSRP of various Fisker Ocean variants by thousands of dollars.
Low-lying islands standing less than 3m above sea level are at high risk of disappearing.
BEIJING - China's coast guard said a number of Philippine personnel ignored its warnings and illegally landed on a reef that is part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on March 21.
A NASA-funded commercial space station, Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef, recently completed testing milestones for its critical life support system as part of the agency’s efforts for new destinations in low Earth orbit. The four milestones are part of a NASA Space Act Agreement originally awarded to Blue Origin in 2021 and focused on the materials […]
Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.
Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers, could encourage a degraded reef to regenerate.
Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia Deep in the hostile waters off Canada’s west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe “shouldn’t exist”. The reef is the northernmost ever discovered in the Pacific Ocean and offers researchers a new glimpse into the resilience – and unpredictability – of the deep-sea ecosystems. For generations, members of the Kitasoo Xai’xais and Heiltsuk First Nations, two communities off the Central Coast region of British Columbia, had noticed large groups of rockfish congregating in a fjord system. Continue reading...
Sand coated steel frames can help restore coral reefs destroyed by explosives.
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Playing sounds from healthy coral reefs at degraded ones encourages coral larvae to settle, a study has found. Scientists recorded audio from thriving reefs and then played it back at reefs in decline. Their work suggests that coral larvae respond to sounds in the ocean to work out where best to settle and grow Continue reading...
Scientists have found a vast 'coral superhighway' that might be key to helping the threatened reefs of the Seychelles survive in a warming climate.
A 'mass bleaching event' is currently taking place on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, endangering diverse marine species. The seventh such event since 1998, climate change is biggest threat to coral reefs. Urgent action is needed to protect ecosystems and dependent plants and animals. Ocean temperatures have reached record levels, risking large-scale coral mortality. The frequency of bleaching events hampers reef recovery.
The agency tasked with monitoring the reef’s health said the coral bleaching is extensive in the shallow water areas.
Aerial surveys over two-thirds of the reef have confirmed 'widespread' bleaching, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said on Friday.
Australia confirms large parts of the Great Barrier Reef show signs of bleaching. Increased ocean temperature caused by climate change is the main cause.
A "mass bleaching event" is unfolding on Australia's famed Great Barrier Reef, authorities said Friday, as warming seas threaten the spectacular home to thousands of marine species.
A marine heat wave last year undercut efforts to regrow coral reefs off Florida's coast. Conservationists are worried this year could be problematic, too.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider Thursday which sites to protect off Monterey Bay in order to restore and preserve deep-sea corals.
The subsidence of land caused by the extraction of water and fossil fuels is exacerbating the threat of sea level rise in many US cities, including New Orleans
LONDON - The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could result in wide swathes of tropical reefs dying, including parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Scientists are warning of devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef if the water does not cool down in the coming weeks.
A hockey team from Coral Harbour, Nunavut, won gold in Rankin Inlet this past weekend, despite not having access to an arena to practise in all season.
March 01, 2024 2:44 PM Sea level rise can increase even modest levels of arsenic due to a phenomenon known as saltwater intrusion.
Projections of flood risk due to sea-level rise on the Samoan islands underestimate the rate at which the islands are sinking after two earthquakes hit in 2009
Scientists say there will be worsening coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef in the coming weeks.
Jeff Bezos has added finishing touches to his $175 million mega mansion in Beverly Hills, which boasts a reef-themed swimming pool and full-size outdoor tennis courts.
Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south Scientists are reporting corals are bleaching white and dying from rising ocean temperatures across a more than 1,000km stretch of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science were preparing on Thursday to carry out surveys from a helicopter across the southern section of the reef. Continue reading...
Marine researchers say they discovered more than 100 new species and several previously unidentified seamounts during an expedition in the southeast Pacific, off the coast of Chile, over January and February. A Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition led by Dr Javier Sellanes of Chile’s Universidad Catolica del Norte identified species including deep-sea corals, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, squat lobsters, and others during an exploration of seamounts along the Nazca and Salas y Gomez Ridge, located both inside and outside of Chile’s jurisdiction, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said. Using an underwater robot capable of reaching depths of 4,500 meters, or just under three miles, researchers mapped 52,777 square kilometers of seafloor and discovered four previously unknown seamounts, or underwater...
Emergency crews in coastal Ecuador were scrambling to cope with damaging storms caused by the El Nino climate pattern on February 20. A video released on X by Guayaquil’s mayor, Aquiles Álvarez, depicts a team navigating floodwater in the coastal village of Posorja. Emergency crews were dealing with fallen trees, power outages, and structural collapses, according to local media. Some areas have received more than 165 mm (6.5 inches) of rain, according to Ecuador’s meteorological service. Credit: Aquiles Alvarez via Storyful
TRANG: Park officials are taking legal action against the owners of a tourist boat found moored on a coral reef off Koh Kradan, a popular snorkelling spot.
A team of researchers completed a scientific mission Wednesday to assess the damage from last year's record-high marine temperatures on restored coral reefs in the Florida Keys.
Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems.