Tag: Coral Reefs - Page 3
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Corals Reefs Will Be Wiped Out By 2050, Expert Says
First the news was that if we don't change our habits around fishing, all the world's fisheries will be wiped out by 2050. Now, experts guess that if we don't significantly change our interaction with
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Deep Water Corals Dead and Dying; Gulf Oil Spill to Blame (Video)
While the news coverage has died down, the lingering impacts on wildlife of the Deep Horizon oil spill are still being uncovered. That includes what's going on far under the surface of the water
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In the Fight Against Invasive Lionfish, Florida Sponsors Fishing Derbies
Since 1992, the lionfish, native to Australia and Indonesia, has been making quite a name for itself, as it invades the Atlantic Ocean. Having already done major damage to ecosystems in the
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2010 May Be Hardest Year on Record for Caribbean Corals
Heat stress on corals is major news lately, with several record-breaking bleachings of late. But scientists are still working to measure the impact of coral bleachings that occurred back in 2005 -- a year that caused record losses in the
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Dead Coral Found in Deepwater Near BP Oil Spill Well
If BP was hoping that "out of sight, out of mind" would help memories of the Deepwater Horizon gulf oil spill disaster fade, news from an ongoing NOAA exploration of coral communities in the deep gulf sea
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Hot Temperatures Could Mean Worst Caribbean Coral Die-Off in History
We've been hearing a lot of dire news about corals lately, and no wonder since many reefs are so sensitive to changes in water temperature. As the oceans warm, become more acidic, and experience more
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Corals Reveal Changes in Ocean Circulation, Prove Climate Modelers Correct
Climate modelers have predicted that a shift in global temperatures will slow the ocean's natural circulation of warmer waters at the surface and colder waters near the sea floor, and it looks
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Noisy Coral Reefs = Healthy Coral Reefs?
Photo: Flickr, CC You Just Have to Listen Closely Scientists from Exeter University and Bristol University might have just found a new way to evaluate the condition of coral reefs. It's pretty simple when you think about it: You just listen. Indeed,
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Bad News for Coral Reefs: Global Warming Causes Bleaching & Death
Image Credit: mattk1979 via Flickr Global warming has done a lot of damage this summer, from deadly flooding in Pakistan to the heat wave of the millennium in Russia. Now, the New York Times reports, there's another victim to add to the list: coral
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Massive Coral Bleaching Damages 95% of Corals in Philippines
As much as 95% of the corals in the Philippines have suffered bleaching after the 2009-2010 El Niño event that boosted the temperatures in the Indian Ocean and waters off Southeast Asia during the
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London Fashion Week SS11 - Catwalk Like An Egyptian - Ada Zanditon Shows Pyramora Collection at On|Off (Photos)
Images by Paul Perksy via Ecover Ada Zanditon, winner of this year's Ethical Fashion Forum innovation award and ethical fashion's fastest rising star, wowed the fashionistas at London Fashion Week yesterday with the presentation of her Pyramora
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90% of Coral Reefs Have Died Mysteriously Along Kuwait's Coast
Officials in Kuwait have announced that a comprehensive survey of their territorial waters has revealed that about 90% of the corals there are dead or dying. The head of the Kuwait Diving Team, Walid Al-Fadhel, said in a statement:
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Old Oil Rig Turned Into Scuba Divers' Dream Hotel
This time, it's for real: The type of project proposed by Morris Architects for the (pre-BP spill) Gulf of Mexico has actually been carried out in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, where an
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Scientists Drill into Ancient Coral Reefs To Find Secrets About Surviving Rising Seas
In an instance where drilling into the Great Barrier Reef is a good thing, scientists are pulling core samples of ancient coral to unravel how sea level changes have impacted corals in the past, and perhaps
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Stunning Underwater Plants and Sea Life on the Ocean Floor (Slideshow)
The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an
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Stunning Underwater Plants and Sea Life on the Ocean Floor
The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater organisms offer an
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Hawaiian Coral Saved by Freezing Sperm
As corals face a daily bashing through warm, polluted waters, the scientists at University
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Melanin May Keep Corals Alive Through Climate Change
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how corals keep their immune systems strong -- a breakthrough that could help scientists understand how corals can last through, or adapt to, global
