The researchers used satellite heat-stress data to see how far the impact has gone globally. They predicted that 51% of the world's coral reefs suffered moderate or worse bleaching. 15% were dying or ...

Coral bleaching is usually triggered by heat stress caused by increased water temperatures and UV radiation, but can occur due to other factors such as changes in water quality. 1. Change in ocean ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler [( In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built ...

LONDON(Reuters) - Huge stretches of coral reef around the world are turning a ghostly white this year amid record warm ocean temperatures. On Monday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Coral reefs, worth an estimated $9.8 trillion a year to humanity, are in far worse shape than previously realized. A massive ...

A new study reveals that more than half of the world's coral reefs are bleached because of ocean warming, with 15% experiencing significant mortality.

Warming oceans have brought a record level of toxic compounds to the world’s coral reefs. That’s bad news for seafood production and marine life as a whole. Coral reefs are sometimes dubbed ...