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For Florida’s ailing corals, no relief from the heat
No immediate end is in sight to the unprecedented marine heat wave stressing the state’s coral reefs, raising fears the heart-rending losses seen here may portend a global bleaching event that could affect reefs from Florida to Colombia, scientists of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have said.
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Florida ocean temperatures are in the 90s Fahrenheit, posing risk to coral
Researchers are recording ocean temperatures that pose severe risks to coral reefs and other marine life.
www.wired.com
A unique alliance could help warn us of toxic algae
In Washington state, scientists, coastal communities, and state agencies are banding together to manage the growing threat of harmful algal blooms.
www.dw.com
Oceans key to solving climate crisis, say world leaders
Co-chaired by Palau and Norway, the Ocean Panel of 14 coastal nations has declared its commitment to 100% ocean sustainability by 2025 under the guise of a 'blue economy'.
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‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river
When zero fish showed up for a winter count in the Gold River on Vancouver Island, their absence hinted at a much larger story of how and why this species is disappearing throughout the province.
Heat is turbocharging fires, drought and tropical storms this summer
Heat is fueling wildfires in the West, drought around the country and an unusually active hurricane season in the East.
www.nationalgeographic.com
California’s critical kelp forests are disappearing in a warming world. Can they be saved?
The “sequoias of the sea” suck up carbon and shelter special species. They’ve been hit hard, but scientists, surfers, and more are banding together to save them.
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