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What the Coral Reef Collapse Means for the Ecosystem

Scientists have long been sounding the alarm about decreasing greenhouse gases. Coral reefs now face extinction due to a lack ...

The Coral Reef Is The First Environment On Earth To Reach Climate 'Tipping Point'

In case you haven't been paying attention, it's getting hotter every year, and some environments are beginning to reach a ...
WFAE

This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet's coral reefs

Over the years, Cody Clements, a marine ecologist at Georgia Tech, has planted over 10,000 coral fragments across the South Pacific. "You can just break off a branch from a coral, plant it into the ...

Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures

Recent record-breaking ocean temperatures have killed off so many elkhorn and staghorn corals, they are on the verge of disappearing completely, scientists have found.
KPBS

CHANGING PLANET: Coral Special

Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! In the third year of the seven-year CHANGING PLANET project, renowned conservationist Dr. M. Sanjayan travels to the ...
The Washington Post

Why protecting coral reefs protects the planet

Coral reefs are crucial to ocean health. Here’s how a collective of young ocean advocates is creating a global movement of passionate “coral gardeners.” Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative supports ...
Courthouse News Service

Study finds two coral species in Florida 'functionally extinct' after marine heat wave

CN — Two species of coral in the Florida Reef are now “functionally extinct” as a result of an unprecedented 2023 marine heat ...