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How algae help corals bounce back after bleaching

Amidst the decline of reefs worldwide, UCR scientists have launched a $1.1 million project to uncover how coral regains life-giving algae after suffering from heat stress. Read More

Coral reefs become first environmental system on Earth to pass climate "tipping point," report says

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms. Read More

Coral Die-Off Marks Earth’s First Climate ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say

Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures. Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed coral reef ecosystems into a state of ... Read More

84% Of Ocean Coral Reefs Affected By Record Bleaching Event

A jaw-dropping new report on the current coral bleaching event that dates back to 2023 has found that the vast majority of reefs worldwide have been affected. The new findings revealed that 84% of all ... Read More

Coral reef collapse drives world across first climate tipping point

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ... Read More

Global coral bleaching has now hit 84% of ocean's reefs in biggest-ever event

On Saturday, a few hours after this year’s fall iteration of It’s My Park Day wrapped up, Zilker Brewing co-founder Patrick Clark presented a check to Austin ... Read More

Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging global temperatures

A recent surge in ocean temperatures has caused the widespread bleaching and death of warm-water corals around the world, officially triggering the first climate tipping point for one of Earth’s ... Read More

World's coral reefs crossing survival limit: global experts

The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm beyond a level most can survive, a major scientific report announced on Monday. It is the first time ... Read More

Coral reefs are first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point"

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass ... Read More