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Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ...

Warm-water coral reefs are the prime worry. But because carbon dioxide dissolves more readily in cold water, the impact may actually show up first closer to the Poles. Scientists have already ...

An underwater investigation of coral bleaching in the South Pacific By Justin Worland | Photographs by XL Catlin Seaview Survey Richard Vevers has traveled the globe to photograph coral reefs ...

When many think of coral reefs, they think of Caribbean waters or perhaps the ... and pristine assemblages of cold-water corals in the world. Alaska corals form the basis of a rich and diverse ...

NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — The gentle waves off the coast of central Vietnam’s Nha Trang obscure an open secret: The life-giving coral reefs below are dying ... she realized how small the world above ...

“We can’t shield corals from the changing conditions in the water,” said Michael Webster, a professor in New York University’s department of environmental studies who has studied coral ...

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that up to 90% of the world’s warm-water coral reefs could vanish if global temperatures increase by 1.5 degrees Celsius. Can ...

Coral Reefs in Vietnam Face Collapse ... t until she was underwater that she realized how small the world above water is compared to the vast ocean and the life it sustains.