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Widespread coral bleaching event to hit US hard for third straight year
2016-06-21 09:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The global coral reef bleaching crisis is about the get worse. The catastrophic event that began in mid-2014 is likely to continue this year, scientists from the the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) warn. This is because sea temperatures will remain higher-than-normal for an unprecedented third consecutive year, they say. Coral reefs in the U.S. will be hit especially hard, according to NOAA. Reefs in Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida...
Coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef to derail tourism, finds survey
2016-06-21 05:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could result in one million fewer visitors and hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue each year, according to a report by a Canberra-based think tank. "The massive drop in visitors would result in the loss of one billion Australian dollars (759 million US dollars) in income, and 10,000 tourism jobs," the Australia Institute said in a report Monday. While many potential visitors may seek other Australian attractions, some "175,000 potential...
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Dying Coral Reefs Likely To Be Walloped For Third Year In A Row
2016-06-20 20:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Coral reefs, already reeling from a two-year global bleaching event that has left large swaths of ocean biomes dying or dead, will likely continue to suffer during a third year of warmer oceans, researchers warned Monday. Key reefs, particularly those around the U.S., will likely face widespread destruction as the third global bleaching event in recorded history continues, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Warm oceans have wrought havoc on the planet's coral since mid-2014,...
The hangover of coral bleaching
2016-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hakai Magazine: The wave of destruction started in October 2014. As the shallow water surrounding the Hawai?ian Islands warmed, fueled by El Nio, the coral began to blanch. Once a kaleidoscope of color, the coral reef in Kane?ohe Bay, on the northeast coast of O?ahu, faded to a skeletal white. It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion, says Mary Hagedorn, a marine biologist with the Smithsonian Institution. It was really awful to see. When coral are bleached by warm water, the algae that live within...
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Some coral reefs are thriving, but they're not where you might think
2016-06-17 06:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Monitor: At a time when any news about coral reefs tends to point to their demise, an international group of scientists has bucked the trend to bring us a measured account of optimism. Determining that the world has for too long stood by and documented the decline of these vital ocean habitats, trying simply to understand their breakdown, they decided to consider data from more than 2,500 reefs worldwide in an effort to draw a roadmap toward preservation. The results were undeniably a mixed affair,...
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