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Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday.
Planet doomed to temperatures over 2C & death of coral reefs from warming, acidificationLatest paper in top scientific journal Nature by top climate scientists, Meinshausen et al: national greenhouse targets give virtually no chance of constraining warming to 2°C and no chance of protecting coral reefs.
Shape-shifting Coral Evade IdentificationScienceDaily (Feb. 24, 2009) — The evolutionary tendency of corals to alter their skeletal structure makes it difficult to assign them to different species.
Actually, it is not what they say, because surely the above natural records indicate something, but how pin-point accurate such records can really be? This question came to mind when I was considering the Steig & Shindell study which purports to prove that , YES, ANTARCTICA …
Plastic bags kill croc found in Australian tourist zoneSYDNEY (AFP) -- A crocodile which was captured after menacing tourist beaches near Australia's World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef has died from eating too many plastic bags, officials said.
Coral Reef Discovered in SeychellesScientists discovered a coral reef in the Seychelles off Curieuse Island that is home to more than 200 giant tortoises.
Global warming, sea acidification & "frightening" plight of world's corals facing extinction A big study in top journal Science says one third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction due to CO2 pollution, global warming, ocean acidification and other human impacts.
Hawaiian Islands' reef fish declining, study findsSharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday.
Coral die-off Leaves fish with no place to swimClimate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses, Australian researchers warned yesterday. Coral reefs' vulnerability to global warming has already been established by researchers, but the fish living in the reefs …
The Good, The Bad, And The InnocentSo what are we talking about here? Peaceful fish, predator fish and quiet shoaling fish? No. This is about specimen collectors on the reef, local fish shops and home aquarists.
Quake Lifts Solomons Island Out Of The SeaThe seismic jolt that unleashed the deadly Solomons tsunami this week lifted an entire island metres out of the sea, destroying some of the world's most pristine coral reefs.
Protection may come for southern deepwater reefsFORT LAUDERDALE - More than 1,000 feet beneath the ocean surface, in black water illuminated only by the spotlights of research submarines, lies a world of snow-white coral, rock pinnacles as high as skyscrapers and vast communities of crabs, fish, shrimp and other creatures.
3 scuba divers, guide missing in Red Sea Egypt - Rescuers searched Sunday for three foreign scuba divers and their Egyptian guide who got lost while exploring a coral reef in the Red Sea, while a fifth member of the group reached a village after swimming for hours.
Biota!'s Experts Growing Massive Coral ReefBiota! is a new $150 million aquarium being built in London's East End. Part of a $2.7 billion scheme to redevelop part of the London Docklands, Biota will help describe and explain aquatic habitats from around the world.
Most Corals Unable to Adapt to Warming OceansThree-quarters of the worlds coral reefs may lack the ability to cope with climate change, despite previous optimistic predictions, according to a new review of coral research.
Not Picky: Animal Makes Skeleton From This or ThatCorals can alter their skeleton to match the changing chemistry of seawater, making them the only known animals to achieve such a feat, according to a new study.
Florida's seas may offer cancer cure"Biomedical researchers who dove down nearly 3,000 feet to search a newly-discovered coral reef found treasures they say may help doctors fight cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other illnesses."
Amazing Diving Video Depicts a Life on the ReefFriends often wonder why I am so fanatical about scuba diving. This video sums it all up. Vibrant colors, the sensation of being totally weightless and the adventure of plunging into an unknown world all combine to form an all-consuming pastime that I just can't get enough of.
'Hope for coral' as oceans warmNature is a pretty resilient lady. This doesn't mean that scientists predict that the coral will survive without algae, but their chances are higher than once thought. Now we just have to tell Mother Nature to not go through her hot-flashes.
What Is The Economic Cost of The Environmental Damage at Sipadan?Willy Volk of Divester sets out to calculate the damage suffered by my recent seed and article about Sipadan Island. I still have to check his math, but the figures he comes up with are surprising:
Warming, Disease Causing Major Caribbean Reef Die-OffGlobal warming is changing the underwater ecosystems that coral lives in, and introducing a host of diseases that are decimating coral reefs.
Caribbean coral suffers record deathSimilar to another seed, but instead of Australia, it's the Carribean. In the past, these coral, according to this report, have been spared the devastation in the Pacific and Indian Oceans caused by excessive warming. I guess not anymore.
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