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Hotter waters from El Nio could kill Singapores coral
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Today: The increased likelihood of El Nino could hit Singapores coral reefs hard, say nature lovers, who have already observed signs of coral bleaching on the reefs dotting the offshore islands. With temperatures expected to rise about 1°C on average, as an NEA report issued last week showed, there is concern that the rate of coral bleaching, a phenomenon already plaguing reefs in local waters, will accelerate. El Nino is the abnormal warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean which, in the case of South-east...
Global Warming Alert: Soaring Temperatures Threatens Coral Reefs - UN
2014-06-07 04:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: A U.N. report released on Thursday said the continuing rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system is posing irreversible damages to the coral reefs in the world's smaller islands. The study by the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP) said coral reefs found along the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean are at risk of the warming waters which kill the tiny animals that form corals with their stony skeletons. Of all the ecosystems on Earth, the "corals .. are probably the...
Coral reefs better coping rising sea temperatures than thought
2014-05-30 09:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: Coral reefs are under threat from rising sea temperatures caused by global warming. But in a recent paper, published in Science, it was found that certain types of coral are able to adapt to tolerate higher sea temperatures by changing the genes they express. Scientists think this new discovery could be used to devise new ways of protecting coral reefs, as well as improving our predictions of how they will cope with climate change in the future. Marine rainforests Known as the "rainforests...
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How coral reefs can help us endure climate change
2014-05-20 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Sea levels are rising and tropical cyclones are intensifying, which is bad news for about 200 million people who live along Earth's coasts. If only evolution had spent millions of years fine-tuning some kind of sea creature to build and maintain giant barriers that can soften the ocean's fury for us. It did: corals. The reefs these animals build are well-known to scientists and surfers for absorbing the blow of incoming waves and creating big, dramatic breaks. But now, thanks to a new study, we...
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Coral Reef Restoration Cheap, Effective Way of Saving Coastlines; Researchers Say
2014-05-14 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Saving coral reefs could be an efficient and cheaper way of saving world's coastlines, a new study has found. Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems and provide shelter to 25 percent of all marine organisms. The latest study found that these reefs can act as the "tough guy" against waves and can dissipate around 97 percent of the wave energy. Researchers used data from 27 previous studies conducted in different regions around the world, from coasts that see normal waves to hurricane level waves....
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