Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years – Grist Magazine
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A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing…
The Red Sea Could be a Climate Refuge for Coral Reefs – Inside Climate News
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When Lina Challita dives along Egypt’s coast, she doesn’t just see a colorful array of corals and fish. She sees hope. Against the grim backdrop of climate models that project most coral reefs dying by the end of this century in overheating oceans, the northern end of the Red Sea may end up being one of the last places on Earth where those critical ocean ecosystems can survive, at least at least for a while, and perhaps longer if countries of the world manage to cap global warming and stabilize the climate…
Scientists launch tool to detect bleaching of coral reefs in near real time
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Scientists have launched a world-first system to detect in almost real time the bleaching of the planet’s coral reefs that are under severe threat from global heating.