It’s already official: You’re living through the hottest year on record
According to the European Union's climate agency, 2024 is also the first year to breach a key climate threshold.
Tag: coral bleaching
Deeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida Keys
Researchers from FAU investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related to each other.
Protecting and restoring Florida’s coral reefs is an environmental and economic necessityÂ
The economic protection provided by coral reefs is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of Florida’s coastal resilience.Â
Videos: Explaining climate-related concepts in about a minute
These 'bite-sized videos' provide short explanations of environmental terms that people regularly hear in the news.
Sediments adjacent to recently dredged areas can harm coral larvae, study finds
Researchers suggest temporary moratoriums on dredging, other measures to mitigate further damage to Florida’s reefs.
For Florida corals, unprecedented marine heat prompts new restoration strategy — on shore
Coral reefs are crucial to marine biodiversity and serve as important buffers protecting shorelines from the violence of storms.
The corals of the future
University of Miami researchers imported corals from Honduras to breed them with Florida corals for more resilient offspring.
The world’s fourth mass coral bleaching is underway, but well-connected reefs may have a better chance to recover
Since the beginning of 2023, corals have been dying in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans, both north and south ...
Matchmaking scientists look to Honduras for new coral parents to help Florida’s reefs survive climate change
Historic coral breeding effort marks new era in coral research and reef restoration.
Ocean temperatures rise as teams prepare to save corals
Scientists, ocean officials and conservationists are racing against climate change to save the only barrier reef in the continental US.
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