This summer’s record-breaking coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef was made 175 times more likely thanks to climate change.
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Sir David Attenborough has issued a call the save the Great Barrier Reef.
Warm seas are causing coral ‘bleaching’ in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
Banning fishing helps fish, but it also helps reef recover from cyclones, disease, and coral bleaching.
To fix pollution on the Great Barrier Reef, some farming practices will have to change.
Right on cue, coral bleaching has struck the Great Barrier Reef, as the world’s third mass bleaching event continues.
By artificially going ‘back in time’ to more alkaline ocean conditions, researchers have shown the damage that ocean acidification is already doing to the Great Barrier Reef.
Ocean acidification will hurt some parts of the Great Barrier Reef more than others.
Without action to curb the rising acidity of our seas, corals will start to develop deformed skeletons at a crucial young stage of their lives.
Scientists say they’ve answered a long-held question of Darwin’s on why islands are so productive – an important step toward planning protections against the effects of climate change.
We’re going to have to adapt to climate change, but some of the options on the table could do more harm than good if they destroy the ecosystems that protect us.
The Great Barrier Reef might get all the attention, but what about our western coral reefs? Warmer waters and human impacts mean these reefs are in trouble.
Africa has a number of excellent scuba diving sites, but these must be maintained sustainably to keep attracting different divers.
Corals are under threat from warming seas, and new research shows that even the toughest corals will suffer.
Many corals can’t make it through the bleaching events caused by warming ocean waters. But some can – and scientists are trying to learn more about the sources of their resilience.
Despite 15 years of concerted action by the Australian and Queensland governments the health of the reef is not improving and in fact may be continuing to deteriorate.
Corals are experiencing only the third global bleaching event in recorded history, caused by warming seas. But worse is yet to come.
How will climate change affect life in the oceans? New research shows that the answer is likely good and bad.
Diving in many parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia now costs a little more than it used to – but you might be happy to discover why.
With the United Nations set to decide on whether to list the Great Barrier Reef as officially in danger, we look at the various threats to the reef’s survival, starting with the biggie… climate change.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Adjunct Research Associate, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Assistant Professor, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society // CEO MarFishEco Fisheries Consultant Ltd, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor of Biological Oceanography & Head of the Coral Reef Laboratory, University of Southampton
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Coral Reef Ecology, Newcastle University, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, Coral Reef Laboratory, University of Southampton
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Change Ecology and Evolution, Newcastle University
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Reader in Coral Reef Ecology, Newcastle University
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow in molecular ecology, James Cook University
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Coral Reef Ecologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration