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AI6YR BenEuroNews: More than 80% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event in recorded history <a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/23/more-than-80-of-the-worlds-coral-reefs-hit-by-worst-bleaching-event-in-recorded-history" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/23/more-than-80-of-the-worlds-coral-reefs-hit-by-worst-bleaching-event-in-recorded-history</a><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climateemergency</a>

Ally MillerMore than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Reef</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bleaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Death" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Death</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateEmergency</a>

Or M. BialikWe usually associate rising temperature with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reef</a> demise (e.g., <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a>). But it might be that temperature increase was fundamental to the establishment and formation of the Great Barrier Reef. Not a lot, just 2°C, but it brought carbonate production to the sweet spot to grow. But now <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> is shifting it out. <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado2058" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado2058</a>

Tino Eberl<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Korallenriffe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Korallenriffe</a> stehen durch die <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Klimakrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Klimakrise</a> vor dem <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aussterben" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Aussterben</a>. In nur 18 Monaten gab es vier globale <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bleaching</a>-Ereignisse, bedingt durch steigende <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Meerestemperaturen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Meerestemperaturen</a>.<a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/21/absolutely-devastating-climate-change-is-pushing-coral-reefs-to-extinction-experts-warn/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.salon.com/2024/11/21/absolutely-devastating-climate-change-is-pushing-coral-reefs-to-extinction-experts-warn/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Korallenriffe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Korallenriffe</a> sind nicht nur ein ökologischer Schatz, sondern sichern auch die Ernährung von Milliarden Menschen. Um diese lebenswichtigen <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/%C3%96kosysteme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ökosysteme</a> zu retten, sind globale Zusammenarbeit und lokale Maßnahmen gegen <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Klimawandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Klimawandel</a> und <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Umweltverschmutzung" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Umweltverschmutzung</a> unverzichtbar.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Meeresschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Meeresschutz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biodiversit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Biodiversität</a>

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSWomen, do you often have <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yeast</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infections</a>? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chemicals</a> used in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toilet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toilet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tissues</a> may be the cause. <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/household-item-caused-this-woman-chronic-yeast-infections" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/fabianabuontempo/household-item-caused-this-woman-chronic-yeast-infections</a> <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2860827/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2860827/</a>

O=C=OOver 97 Percent Of Bleached Coral Died At Lizard Island Reef After This Year's EventThe <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreatBarrierReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatBarrierReef</a> was struck by an extremely harsh mass <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> event this year, and it looks like parts of the reef are struggling to bounce back. Drone imagery of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LizardIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LizardIsland</a>’s North Point Reef shows that 97 percent of the bleached coral has died since the event earlier this year.<a href="https://www.iflscience.com/over-97-percent-of-bleached-coral-died-at-lizard-island-reef-after-this-years-event-74840" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.iflscience.com/over-97-percent-of-bleached-coral-died-at-lizard-island-reef-after-this-years-event-74840</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Extinction</a>

Knowledge ZoneThe Lesser-Known <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Civilization</a> Whose <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pyramids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pyramids</a> Were As Old As <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Egypt</a>’s : Medium<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Earth</a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoralReefs</a> Face a New, Deadly Mass <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bleaching</a>. They Can Still Be Saved : Sci AmDo <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elephants</a> have names for each other? : NatureCheck our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowledgeLinks</a><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks</a>

Ally MillerGreat Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/01/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/01/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GreatBarrierReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GreatBarrierReef</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Coral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bleaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClimateEmergency</a>

💧🌏 Greg CocksThe Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say [remote sensing] -- <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html</a> <-- shared media article -- <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event</a> <-- NOAA technical announcement -- <a href="https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/</a> <-- NOAA Coral Reef Watch home page -- <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIS</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spatial</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mapping</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/remotesensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#remotesensing</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/earthobservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthobservation</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#global</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellite</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coralreefwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coralreefwatch</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coral</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coralreef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coralreef</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coralbleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coralbleaching</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/temperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#temperatures</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algae</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/monitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monitoring</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fish</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fisheries</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsecurity</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/economicbenefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#economicbenefits</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coast</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coastal</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#model</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modeling</a> @NOAA

Knowledge ZoneHow <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Earthquake</a> Debris Affects The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> and Our <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> : MediumNOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coral</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bleaching</a> event in 2023-2024 : DownToEarth<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cybersecurity</a> plans should center on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resilience</a> : MIT SloanCheck our latest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowledgeLinks</a><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks</a>

Wolfgang ObergasselThe fifth mass <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> event on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreatBarrierReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatBarrierReef</a> in eight years... <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01151-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=ecc40cdf4d-nature-briefing-daily-20240422&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-ecc40cdf4d-50083356" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01151-z?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=ecc40cdf4d-nature-briefing-daily-20240422&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-ecc40cdf4d-50083356</a>

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a>: NOAA confirms fourth global <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CoralBleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoralBleaching</a> event <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-04-noaa-fourth-global-coral-event.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2024-04-noaa-fourth-global-coral-event.html</a> "The world is currently experiencing a global coral <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> event, according to <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NOAA</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scientists</a>. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years... As the world's <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oceans</a> continue to warm, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coral</a> bleaching is becoming more frequent and severe. When these events are sufficiently severe or prolonged, they can cause coral mortality"

Tino Eberl"The world's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coralreefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coralreefs</a> are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bleaching</a>. What does that mean?Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures.On Monday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the world's fourth mass global bleaching event is underway - with serious consequences for marine life and for the people and economies that rely on reefs."<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NOAA</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-coral-reefs-are-bleaching-what-does-that-mean-2024-04-15/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-coral-reefs-are-bleaching-what-does-that-mean-2024-04-15/</a>

Tino Eberl"<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> confirms 4th global coral bleaching eventThe world is currently experiencing a global coral <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bleaching</a> event, according to NOAA <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scientists</a>. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years."<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallenriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallenriff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallen</a><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event</a>

Tino Eberl"Ocean heat is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Coralreefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Coralreefs</a> around the world are experiencing a mass <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bleaching</a> event as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#climate</a> crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning this could become the worst bleaching period in recorded history." <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallenriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallenriff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallen</a><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/global-coral-reef-mass-bleaching-climate-hnk-intl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/15/climate/global-coral-reef-mass-bleaching-climate-hnk-intl</a>

hawaiianeye797 (Craig F)<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coral</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bleaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nytimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nytimes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#globalwarming</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬The Widest-Ever Global <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coral</a> Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks Rising sea temperatures around planet have caused <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> event that is expected to be most extensive on record. It is fourth such global event on record and is expected to affect more reefs than any other. Bleaching occurs when <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corals</a> become so stressed they lose symbiotic algae they need to survive. Corals can recover, but if water surrounding them is too hot for too long, they die. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html</a> <a href="https://archive.ph/AuuP7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/AuuP7</a>

Tino Eberl"<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Coral</a> research finds bleaching impedes reproduction and hinders recovery<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Bleaching</a> can suppress reproduction in a common coral species found in the Great Barrier Reef, hampering future reef replenishment, new research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) and James Cook University (JCU) has identified."<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallenriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallenriff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/greatbarrierreef" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#greatbarrierreef</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#australia</a> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-03-coral-impedes-reproduction-hinders-recovery.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://phys.org/news/2024-03-coral-impedes-reproduction-hinders-recovery.html</a>

DoomsdaysCWMany <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoralReefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoralReefs</a> are dying. This one is exploding with life.Scientists recently observed a rare phenomenon on a reef in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cambodia</a> that left them in awe — and filled them with hope. By Benji Jones@BenjiSJones Mar 14, 2024"Globally, coral reefs, which underpin commercial fisheries and protect coastlines from storms, have declined by half since the 1950s, largely due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>. Spells of extreme <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineHeat</a> break down the relationship between <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coral</a> and a type of symbiotic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algae</a> that gives it both food and its vibrant colors. The coral turns white — a process referred to as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bleaching</a> — and can then easily starve to death."The reefs in Cambodia and in the broader <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EastAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EastAsian</a> region, however, appear to be bucking this trend. Surveys indicate that they haven’t declined in recent decades, perhaps because they’re more resilient to warming. Their secret to survival may ultimately help safeguard ailing reefs elsewhere."Read more: <a href="https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/24098428/scientists-ocean-coral-spawning-bleaching-great-barrier-reef" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/24098428/scientists-ocean-coral-spawning-bleaching-great-barrier-reef</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeepSeaEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeepSeaEcosystems</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoralReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoralReef</a>

Tino Eberl"Australia’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GreatBarrierReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GreatBarrierReef</a> suffers ‘extensive’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coral" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coral</a> bleaching, as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#scientists</a> fear seventh mass bleaching eventThe southern Great Barrier Reef is suffering from extensive coral <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bleaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bleaching</a> due to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeatStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HeatStress</a>, the reef’s managers said Wednesday, raising fears that a seventh mass bleaching event could be unfolding across the vast, ecologically important site."<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallenriff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallenriff</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/korallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#korallen</a><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/29/australia/australia-great-barrier-reef-bleaching-intl-hnk-scn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/29/australia/australia-great-barrier-reef-bleaching-intl-hnk-scn/index.html</a>

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