by faster | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Forbes DATE: February 24, 2020 SNIP: Over the next 20 years, scientists estimate about 70 to 90% of all coral reefs will disappear primarily as a result of warming ocean waters, ocean acidity, and pollution. Expand that out to 2100 and it’s “looking quite...
by faster | Dec 26, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Kera News DATE: December 26, 2019 SNIP: Without a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, coral reefs throughout the Gulf of Mexico are likely to face widespread bleaching and collapse by the end of the century, according to a new report from...
by faster | Aug 9, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: BBC DATE: August 9, 2019 SNIP: Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves can lead to the almost instant death of corals, scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef have found. These episodes of unusually high water temperatures are – like heatwaves on...
by faster | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: April 1, 2019 SNIP: Researchers have documented what they are describing as the most severe coral bleaching to hit the world’s southern-most reef at Lord Howe Island. Scientists from Newcastle University, James Cook University and the...
by faster | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: February 20, 2019 SNIP: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of more than 1m tonnes of dredge spoil near the reef, using a loophole in federal laws that were supposed to protect the marine park. Acting on...
