Can hybrid reefs defend the coasts?
The U.S. military has an idea to save its seaside bases from some of their most relentless foes: flooding, erosion and storm surge.
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New indicators for marine ecosystem protection developed
Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientists have developed new monitoring indicators for the protection of marine and coastal areas. In their study, published in the journal Scientific Data, they show that ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2022
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UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing.
Environment
Jun 28, 2022
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4 ways Florida's climate change struggle informs new UN report
Florida's experiences helped researchers develop a new United Nations climate change report that offers a stark view of how global warming threatens the world and what people can do to address it.
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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Coral enhances its environmental adaptability by adjusting trophic status
Coral bleaching and the ecological degradation of coral reefs have become increasingly severe due to the global warming and human activities. As mixotrophic organisms, scleractinian coral can not only obtain energy through ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2021
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'Impossible to adapt': Surprisingly fast ice-melts in past raise fears about sea level rise
Studies of ancient beaches and fossilised coral reefs suggest sea levels have the potential to rise far more quickly than models currently predict, according to geologists who have been studying past periods of warming.
Environment
Apr 28, 2021
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First completely remote at-sea science expedition in Australia's coral sea marine park
Scientists working remotely with Schmidt Ocean Institute, one of the only at-sea science expeditions to continue operating during the global pandemic, have completed afirst look at deep waters in the Coral Sea never before ...
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Jun 25, 2020
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Florida is in for more dead corals, sea rise and floods, says new UN climate report
Oceans have spared the world the worst of climate change, but those days may be over soon, according to a new United Nations report on climate change.
Environment
Sep 30, 2019
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Changing how we predict coral bleaching
A remote sensing algorithm offers better predictions of Red Sea coral bleaching and can be fine tuned for use in other tropical marine ecosystems.
Environment
Jun 18, 2019
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Image: Queensland floods
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia's northeast state of Queensland, where a large amount of sediment is visible gushing into the Coral Sea, close to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
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