#Reefs

The first-ever global assessment of these vibrant underwater ecosystems paints a grim picture: Climate change projections put 96 percent of shallow-water reefs at the highest level of threat

Every shallow-water coral reef ecosystem in Australia faces an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by projected ocean warming, according to a global assessment.

No pipeline is not the worst reef. I’m talking the actual reef how awful it is. I think personally from what I’ve seen Nathan’s slab tour has been a good showing of how bad reefs can be… the one episode that stood out to me was the cave in Portugal.…

Submission Statement: According to a new IUCN assessment, 96% of the world's coral reef ecosystems could face collapse by 2075 due to climate change, rising ocean temperatures, and other environmental pressures.…

The fate of these vital ecosystems rests on humanity's ability to slow global warming.

Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs are at risk of collapse by 2075, with climate change the biggest threat. A new study found that 96% of reef systems are critically endangered.

Assessment finds global heating is endangering 96% of coral reefs across 80 countries – a figure scientists say should serve as a ‘wake-up call’

World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as “critically endangered”.

You can help save Scott Reef’s epic waves and pristine environment from a new gas project in Western Australia

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before.…

After Hurricane Michael laid waste to Tyndall Air Force Base, DARPA turned to a common bivalve for assistance.

Reef restoration is a slow process, with divers planting coral fragments one at a time by hand. But roboticists are now developing automated planters that could change the game

Coral reefs on the high seas could offer a lifeline for the world's dying reefs, a new study finds.

In the third year of the sweeping global PBS series “Changing Planet,” Conservation International CEO M. Sanjayan explores how climate change is affecting some of Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems — and the groundbreaking science that’s offering hope.

💬 0 🔁 15 ❤️ 58 · Even the littlest eyes can see the magnificence of coral reefs! Corals take hundreds of years to grow into reefs. These ancient animals inhabited Earth long before humans, but d…

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brink