Simon Donner

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A bleaching event at a reef in Key Largo, Fla. The complex interplay of temperature and cloud cover is at the heart of cloral bleaching events. (Liv Williamson/University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science via AP)

How clouds protect coral reefs, but will not be enough to save them from us

Pedro C. González Espinosa, Simon Fraser University and Simon Donner, University of British Columbia

Understanding how both cloud cover and temperature work to promote coral bleaching provides valuable insight into how reefs will change over various climate scenarios.
Climate marches, like this one in Glasgow during the COP26 climate conference in November 2021, can help people move from worry to action. AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

The climate crisis demands courage not optimism

Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia and Simon Donner, University of British Columbia

Instead of asking about optimism, it’s time to ask what we as citizens are going to do about climate change.

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