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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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Worlds Oceans Face Worst Coral Die-Off in History, Scientists Warn
2015-10-08 17:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: We recently reported on how Hawaii could be facing the worst coral bleaching in its history this year as surrounding water temperatures rise at unprecedented rates. Now scientists are warning that it`s not just Hawaii but the entire world that is in the midst of the worst coral die off in history. A consortium of scientists today from the University of Queensland, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), XL Catlin Seaview Survey and elsewhere confirmed today that we are facing a third...
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NOAA declares third ever global coral bleaching event
2015-10-08 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: As record ocean temperatures cause widespread coral bleaching across Hawaii, NOAA scientists confirm the same stressful conditions are expanding to the Caribbean and may last into the new year, prompting the declaration of the third global coral bleaching event ever on record. Waters are warming in the Caribbean, threatening coral in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, NOAA scientists said. Coral bleaching began in the Florida Keys and South Florida in August, but now scientists expect bleaching...
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Hot Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs Around the World
2015-10-08 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: For the past year, the world's corals have been getting increasingly pummeled by climate change. Now with El Nio kicking ocean heat into overdrive, much of the world's oceans have turned deadly for the world's corals. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a global coral bleaching event. This year joins the ranks of 1997 and 2010 as the only times on record that bleaching has occurred in all three of the world's oceans that support coral at the same...
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