Firefly populations are declining; scientists stunned by increase in ocean heat
The spike in temperatures has some questioning whether human-caused heating has propelled the climate past a tipping point.
Tag: coral reefs
UCF is designing self-repairing oyster reefs to protect Florida’s coastlines
The work is sponsored by a $12.6 million DARPA grant that seeks to create self-repairing, biological and human-engineered reef-mimicking structures.
Florida wildfires provide climate benefits; Miami’s urban coral could help battle climate change
A forest fire is not only important to the ecosystem in which it burns, but is integral to slowing climate ...
Climate-fed algae puts drinking water at risk; undersea memorials may help revive coral reefs
Lake Washington provides two-thirds of the 19 million gallons of daily water the city of Melbourne supplies to 193,000 people.
Coral reefs are in crisis. Could a controversial idea help?
To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted ...
Marine biologist fights to save coral reefs
Nikki Traylor-Knowles, an associate professor and biologist for the University if Miami, is researching new ways to help save corals.
Red tide causing manatee deaths; probiotics could cure ailing reefs
Stony coral tissue loss disease is a new and deadly disease affecting reefs throughout the Caribbean.
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is carrying a massive bloom of brown seaweed toward Florida and the Caribbean
Until large-scale nutrient pollution is reduced, sargassum blooms will be a recurring presence in Florida and the Caribbean.
Warming oceans allow flesh-eating bacteria to thrive, scientists hope to revive sea urchin
Warmer ocean temperatures enable a flesh-eating bacterium to thrive farther north than ever before.
Hurricane recovery continues for Fort Myers Beach, lawsuit accuses feds of failing to protect coral habitat
Fort Myers Beach struggles to recover from Ian, lawsuit seeks to protect endangered corals, subcommittee greenlights $100M Florida Forever plan
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