Coral reefs have long been losing their color due to bleaching, but a recent uptick has caused nearly all of the world's ...

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat ...

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the ...

Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in ...

The turquoise water of Banana Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

The beach offers a variety of things to do, from snorkeling in colorful coral reefs to sunbathing on lounge ... beaches known for their pristine white sand and clear blue waters.

Coral reefs are some of the Earth's most productive ecosystems, but you might've heard today they're under threat from seemingly every angle. Today we're looking into what exactly is causing these ...

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The outer reef at Moorea in a coral dominated state. In dynamic ecosystems, and especially in the nutrient-limited environments where coral reefs grow, not much will go to waste. Microbes dominate ...

revealing the white skeleton underneath. Severe bleaching can kill coral. Coral bleaching and mass coral deaths are now commonplace. Last month, a massive warm-water plume bleached large areas of ...

Restoring tropical coral reefs already lost to rising temperatures could run into the trillions of dollars, prompting calls for climate action and strategic conservation.