Gulf of Aqaba corals survive record-breaking heat waves, offering hope amid global coral crisis

New study reveals that corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have withstood four consecutive and intensifying marine heat waves, including the world's most extreme 2024 event, without suffering mass bleaching—a ... Read More

Coral reefs set to stop growing as climate warms

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode—and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according to a new study in the western Atlantic. An international team, led by ... Read More

Scientists say Earth is in 4th coral bleaching event amid rising ocean temperatures

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday - with some experts warning this ... Read More

Most coral reefs “will soon stop growing due to climate change”

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode due to climate change, warns new research. And almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, say scientists. An international team, ... Read More

Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs

World-famous coral reefs along Western Australia's (WA) coast have suffered the worst bleaching on record after the state's "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave, scientists say. Between ... Read More

Guterres pushes leaders to ‘turn the tide’ on global crises during high-stakes UNGA week

September 2025 - Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark call to world leaders on the eve of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week, warning that a “global crisis” of war, ... Read More

Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them

The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming. Hundreds of ... Read More

Assessment: World Heritage coral reefs likely to disappear by 2100 unless CO2 emissions drastically reduce

Today, UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre released the first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs. Soaring ocean temperatures in the past three years have ... Read More

The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster.

Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s. Global average temperature compared with the middle of the 20th century 2010 to present +1.0°C 1970 to The world is ... Read More