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Climate changes affecting Maldives coral reefs getting bleached due to warmer sea temperature

2016-08-09 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

India Live: After the Great Barrier reef, Maldives is the new victim of climate change. About 60% of the once-pristine coral reefs of the Maldives have been bleached and in some area this figures reaches to 90%. The study was conducted by the Maldives Marine Research Centre and the Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Indian Ocean archipelago is known for its colorful coral gardens but The Ocean Agency says that a strong El...

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Alarming coral reef bleaching wave descends on the Maldives

2016-08-09 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: We have a new competitor for the worst place on Earth to be a coral! More than half of the coral reefs in the Maldives have been hit by a wave of bleaching this year, according to a new survey conducted by a team of researchers. Signs of bleaching were found in around 60 percent of the study areas total number of corals in some segments of the reef, the percentage of corals affected was as high as 90 percent. The biodiversity-rich area is home to some 3 percent of the planets corals. The...

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More than 60% of Maldives' coral reefs hit by bleaching

2016-08-08 04:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Press Association: More than 60% of coral in reefs in the Maldives has been hit by bleaching as the world is gripped by record temperatures in 2016, a scientific survey suggests. Bleaching happens when algae that lives in the coral is expelled due to stress caused by extreme and sustained changes in temperatures, turning the coral white and putting it at risk of dying if conditions do not return to normal. Unusually warm ocean temperatures due to climate change and a strong El Nino phenomenon that pushes...

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Guam coral reefs damaged, harmed by climate change

2016-08-06 08:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Pacific Daily News: Unless you regularly explore Guams blue waters, its hard to see the impact climate change has had on coral reefs surrounding the island. Coral ecologist Laurie Raymundo of the University of Guam has been studying the island's coral for years. She said the island is on a coral bleaching alert that is expected to continue through the next few months. Rising seawater temperatures and other factors -- such as pollution and erosion -- have resulted in weakened, diseased and stressed coral. When...

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