Tag: Coral Reefs - Page 2
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Human Waste Dumped into Oceans Harms Coral, New Study Reveals
Elkhorn coral is endangered. And it's being threatened by us, as in humans, and what we flush down the toilet.
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Dugongs, Turtles Face Mass Starvation After Storm
Northeastern Australia may have dried out after devastating floods hit the area early this year, but for dugongs and turtles off the Queensland coast, the natural disaster's
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In Remote Indonesia, Visit to Green Sea Turtle Hatchery Saves "Max" (Slideshow)
This is Max, at about 12 hours old, windmilling his flippers in the air. He (or perhaps she) is one of 100 baby green sea turtles I helped release into the sea.
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Google Earth Reveals How Predator-Prey Behavior In Coral Reefs Can Be Seen From Space
The image you see above was taken with
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Smithsonian Freezing Coral Embryos to Save Great Barrier Reef
Back in 2009, scientists posed that we should start freezing corals in liquid nitrogen when it became clear that corals are going through extreme difficulties with pollution, the chance in the ocean's pH balance, and
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Coal Ship Runs Aground, Destroys Coral Reef in Philippine Marine Sanctuary
A ship carrying coal has run aground in a marine sanctuary in the southern Philippines, destroying a large section of the protected reef in the process. The ship is still stranded on damaged reefs in Sarangani Bay.
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Corals Packing Up and Moving North To Escape Warming
Last year was touted to be the worst year on record for corals as the temperature of oceans creeped upwards. As waters warm, the symbiotic algae living on corals dies off, causing bleaching from which
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Coral Reefs Along Faultlines Could Help Predict Next Big Earthquake
Earthquake prediction is never an easy science, and we're far from knowing where, when, and how badly the next earthquake will hit. But coral reefs could play a role in helping us get better
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Shell Offshore Oil Drilling Plans Threaten Australian World Heritage-Listed Coral Reef
On the green radar: The Independent reports that Shell Oil has proposed drilling for oil just 30 miles from Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef.
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The Coral Gardener's Innovative Idea for Restoring Reefs in Fiji (Video)
The first ever San Francisco Green Film Festival launched this past weekend and while the crowd was as small as one might expect for a brand new niche film event, the quality of the films presented were of
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How Coral Networks Keep Fish Stocks Strong
The Coral Triangle is an area around Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines that is one of the richest places on earth for coral reefs, and over one third of the planet's reefs are found
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Crochet Reef At Smithsonian's Natural History Museum Is a Masterpiece of Yarn
It is has never happened to me before that a friend forwards me a photo of a crocheted piece and I say "that is beautiful, I must check that out in person." But the photos I've seen of the
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New Method for Predicting Extinctions Could Help Save Coral Reefs
ARC's Coral Reef Studies states that over one third of coral reef fish are at risk of local extinction due to climate change impacts on the reefs. How do they know? They've come up with a predictive
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Australia's Floods Endanger An Already Stressed Great Barrier Reef
We've been hearing about the intense flooding in Australia for weeks now, but a lesser known side effect is the impact those floods are having on the Great Barrier Reef. Adding to the
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Carl Safina on Expanding the Circle of Compassion (Podcast)
Things can look pretty grim these days. But to lose touch with wonder, with the mysterious perfection of what's all around us--then we're really in trouble. The newest book from ecologist Carl Safina, The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an
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Artificial Reefs: Sunken Ships, Tanks And Other Underwater Paradises
Huffington Post is hosting a beautiful slideshow of artificial reefs, made entirely from old tankers, subway cars, army tanks, and other oddities. It's a gorgeous look at underwater wonderlands.
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7 Volunteer Vacations...in Warm Climates
Right about now, winter is getting a little old -- especially for residents of the Northeast U.S. and Western Europe who've been pounded with snow, slammed by wind, and chilled with freezing temperatures for more than
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Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish
Baby fish are getting the short end of the stick with warmer ocean temperatures, and populations of coral reef fish species could see a significant decline. A team of biologists looking at the arrival of
