Report: 44% of Warm-Water Coral Faces Extinction Due to Climate Change
In 2008, the IUCN assessed 892 warm-water coral species and determined approximately one-third were at risk of extinction.
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World’s largest coral reef discovered off the Solomon Islands
He added that corals are critical defenses against the effects of climate change, saying that they “act as the first line of defense for coastal communities, buffering against powerful waves and ...
Experiments find coral reefs can survive some climate change—with help
If carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed, coral reefs have the potential to persist and adapt over ...
Climate change threatening more than 40% of the world's corals with extinction, conservation group says
Climate change is decimating the likelihood of survival for a large portion of the world's coral reefs, according to new ...
Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can be seen from space
It’s more than 100 feet long, around 300 years old, made of nearly 1 billion little polyps and visible from space ...
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See Staggering Photos of the World’s Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean
The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called ...
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World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries ...
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Experiments find coral reefs can survive some climate change—with help
"By understanding how these species respond to climate change ... realistic mesocosm experiments help us to understand how coral reefs will change over time." More information: Christopher ...
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The world’s biggest coral reefs – and why they’re so important
From Florida to Australia, discover where the world's biggest coral reefs are & the fascinating impact they have on our ...
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Coral reefs may be more resilient than we thought
The study shows that coral reefs have the potential to adapt and survive in changing climates if carbon emissions are reduced ...
Anthropocene Magazine published by Future Earth on MSN2d
Maybe coral reefs aren’t doomed after all, new research finds.
A two-year experiment found that coral reefs could endure in heated water better than expected—with one huge caveat.
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Coral Reefs News
30, 2024 — In the face of increased human pressures and climate change ... Researchers Use the Sounds of Healthy Coral Reefs to Encourage Growth of a New Species of Coral Larvae Oct. 23 ...