Ocean temperatures around the Florida peninsula are hotter than ever recorded, threatening coral reefs and other wildlife and potentially damaging the state's tourism-based economy. Just 1°C (1.8°F) above a reef's normal temperature
Not that long ago, Brian Neilson, program manager at Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources-Division of Aquatic Resources, had only two ways of mapping coral reefs: send out divers or gather
The colorful parrotfish is special. Over its lifetime, it can change its hue — making it a sought-after vision for scuba divers — and even its gender. It poops fine white sand that washes up on
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The climate is changing faster than many species can adapt, so scientists are trying to speed up evolution by fostering the spread of creatures who can take the heat. Think of it
Human bone grafts can be complicated. In the early days, they typically involved two surgeries, the first to remove bone from part of the body and the second to graft that bone
As ocean waters warm and acidify, corals across the globe are disappearing. Desperate to prevent the demise of these vital ecosystems, researchers have developed ways to “garden” corals, buying the oceans some
Richard Vevers was an advertising executive in London with a passion for diving. Then, he witnessed the dramatic effects of coral bleaching at Bali’s Airport Reef. Shocked by what he saw, Vevers
Coral reefs are home to a vast array of ocean creatures. They provide food, protection against storm damage, sustain tourism and inspire wonder. “If we lose corals, we lose a vital piece
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Timed for a recent World Oceans Day, a report from NOAA showed that coral reefs are enduring longer and more pervasive bleaching events. Warmer waters are cooking coral, sapping reefs of their color and
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Private insurance companies are abandoning the state of Florida, and the state's "last resort" Citizens Property Insurance Corp., now its largest insurer, stands a one-in-four chance its reserves could be completely wiped
This July, residents of the planet Earth experienced the hottest July of at least the last 120,000 years, according to a new analysis. But unless fossil fuel use is curtailed, the EU's
Category 4 Hurricane Ian left at least 76 people dead in Florida before making landfall as a Cat. 1 storm South Carolina before moving up the coast, killing 4 more in North
The continued failure to sufficiently slash greenhouse gas pollution will set off irreversible "tipping point" events including four — the irreversible collapse of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, thawing of
More than 90% of the Great Barrier Reef surveyed by researchers was bleached, Australian government scientists say. "Climate change remains the greatest threat to the Reef," the report said. Rising ocean temperatures
Centuries of fossil fuel extraction and combustion and the failure to transition to clean energy have locked in a certain amount of climate change and resulting destruction, the IPCC report issued in
Simultaneous heatwaves in the Arctic, with temperatures 50°F warmer than average, and the Antarctic, 70°F warmer than average, are the polar bookends around a planet of wild, warming weather. Preliminary aerial surveys
Some 40 percent of all people on Earth live within 60 miles of the coast. That statistic, perhaps more than any other fact or figure, testifies to how much human civilization depends
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The 2010 BP oil spill dumped more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, where it killed billions of fish. Had things gone as planned, that oil
Architect Ruurd Gietema lives in The Netherlands, a country perennially trying to hold back the sea. He said his homeland has paid a price for the high dikes and tall dunes it
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