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El Nio prolongs longest global coral bleaching event
2016-02-23 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Global warming and the intense El Nio now underway are prolonging the longest global coral die-off on record, according to NOAA scientists monitoring and forecasting the loss of corals from disease and heat stress due to record ocean temperatures. The global coral bleaching event that started in 2014 could extend well into 2017, researchers report at the Oceans Sciences Meeting here this week. Coral bleaching happens when corals are stressed by conditions such as high temperatures. The bleaching,...
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Devastating global coral bleaching event could hit Great Barrier Reef next
2016-02-23 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The third global coral bleaching event to be recorded is snaking its way around a warming globe, devastating reefs and now threatening the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. This week it was announced the bleaching event, which began in 2014, is already the longest in history and could extend well into 2017. We may be looking at a two- to two-and-a-half-year-long event. Some areas have already seen bleaching two years in a row, says Mark Eakin, coordinator of the Coral Reef Watch program...
Unprecedented coral bleaching spotted at Molokini Crater
2015-10-10 11:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Researchers are seeing bleaching affect at least half the coral reef at Molokini Crater near Maui as a result of warmer ocean water. Researchers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Thursday continued a monitoring project that has been going on for three years, according to KHON-TV and KITV-TV. Division of Aquatic Resources special projects coordinator Darla White led the dive team as tourists from more than a dozen commercial boats snorkeled in the area. "When we jumped in the...
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Global coral bleaching event: What you need to know
2015-10-09 13:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: The worlds coral reefs are in the midst of a mass die off a white death spanning the globe. Thats the stark message from reports about the impact of a monster El Nio that is warming the worlds oceans. With hundreds of millions of people relying on coral reefs for their livelihood, as well as their safety, since reefs provide protection from storm surges, exactly what is going to happen and how it will affect them is more than an idle question. Heres our guide. Whats causing the coral...
Steps Reef Lovers Can Take as U.S. Warns of Global Coral Bleaching Event
2015-10-09 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Assessing widespread reports of reef stress along with unusually high sea-surface temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is warning of a globe-spanning bleaching of corals in coastal waters around the tropics. Below you can learn what can be done in reef regions to limit the ecological impact of such events. When stressed by sustained high temperatures, the coral organisms that build reefs sometimes expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, causing affected areas...
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