Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record-breaking ocean heat, two scientific bodies announced Monday — with some experts warning ...

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Published today, AIMS' Annual Summary Report on Coral Reef Condition for 2021/22 shows another year of increased coral cover across much of the Reef. In the 87 representative reefs surveyed ...

The unfolding bleaching event follows similar reports from coral reefs around the world during the past 12 months, the reef’s managers said. Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square ...

Coral reefs play a vital role in the overall health of the planet. And off the coast of Florida, they're in jeopardy, as the relentless heat continues. The Coral Restoration Foundation said in one ...

This process, known as bleaching, is often fatal, leaving the newly whitened coral vulnerable to starvation and disease. The reef has survived bleaching before. One half of its shallow-water ...