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Apple Fellow Phil Schiller and his wife donate $25 million to help protect coral reefs across the world; How their gift will fund new researchPhil Schiller and Kim Gassett-Schiller announced a $25 million donation to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This funding aims to e...- The island that is disappearing: India's race to build a reef before the sea winsKariyachalli island is implementing restoration efforts to counteract severe coastal erosion and rising sea levels. This includes the insta...
- In 2007, the Neptune Memorial Reef began growing off Florida with cremated remains; the planned 16-acre site later developed into a coral habitatAn innovative underwater cemetery presents a novel burial alternative, where cremated remains are encased in concrete structures designed t...
- In 2009, Belize’s Barrier Reef System was listed as endangered by UNESCO. 9 years later, oil drilling limits and protected fishing zones helped reverse its declineBelize's Barrier Reef Reserve System was removed from UNESCO's danger list in 2018. This followed the country's implementation of crucial c...
- In 2019, Jordan sank a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in waters up to 92 feet deep; three years later, its fuselage and wings sheltered corals, sponges, octopuses and pufferfishAn ex-airliner has been repurposed as a lively artificial reef in the Red Sea. As marine species have swiftly inhabited the sunken plane, a...
- A teenager’s 4-H project helped spark a coral restoration revolution in the Florida Keys—how Ken Nedimyer turned broken coral fragments into thousands of new reef coloniesA simple father-daughter 4-H project in the Florida Keys grew into a groundbreaking coral restoration effort. Ken Nedimyer’s experiment wit...
- In 1998, scientists recorded world's first mass bleaching event, years later study finds global coral cover well below normal levels as reefs at risk of irreversible decline threatening marine life, ocean livelihood, El Nino weather raises fearsWith El Niño weather patterns intensifying and ocean surface temperatures reaching a record high of 21.1 degrees Celsius (69.98°F) on Augus...
- In 2019, Australia lowered a 58-ton concrete greenhouse into the Great Barrier Reef; the 12-metre underwater structure became a living artwork and coral habitatNestled beneath the waves near John Brewer Reef in Australia lies an innovative Coral Greenhouse sculpture crafted from pH-neutral cement, ...
- In 1942, the tanker SS Gulfoil was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico; nearly 70 years later, NOAA found its wreck covered in Lophelia coralThe SS Gulfoil, a World War II tanker, has transformed into a stunning coral reef over the years. After resting on the seabed for decades, ...
- Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat 'bomb'Okinawa's coral reefs face severe damage from climate-driven marine heatwaves. Scientists are employing "heatwave simulators" to study cora...
- Great Barrier Reef ocean temperatures hit 400-year record: StudyRecent research revealed that the Great Barrier Reef has faced its highest water temperatures in 400 years due to climate change. Rising te...
- World sees 'severe' coral bleaching event: US agencyThe US NOAA reported a major coral bleaching event caused by warming oceans and climate change, with 2023 being the hottest year on record....
- World in grip of new major coral bleaching event, reefs at riskThe consequences of coral bleaching are far-reaching, affecting not only the health of oceans but also the livelihoods of people, food secu...
- 'Mass bleaching event' threatens Australia's Great Barrier Reef's biodiversityA 'mass bleaching event' is currently taking place on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, endangering diverse marine species. The seventh such ...
- To combat coral bleaching, Kenya turns to reef nurseriesThe marine area, jointly managed by the foundation and the island's community, has been planting over 8,000 corals a year since 2012 and pl...
- Great Barrier Reef suffers widespread coral bleachingThe reef has suffered significantly from coral bleaching caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016, 2017 and 2020. The previous b...
- Konkan coast, Gulf of Mannar saw widespread coral bleaching during 2014-17
- 'Superalgae' to protect world's corals from bleachingResearchers have found a solution to reduce coral bleaching by genetically engineering the micro-algae found in corals, enhancing their str...
- 93 per cent of Great Barrier Reef hit by coral bleachingResearchers unveiled the full extent of the coral bleaching that is unfolding on the world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Qu...
- Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef: ScientistsThe results are based on the aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns in Australia to Papua New Guinea.
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