Record coral cover doesn’t necessarily mean the Great Barrier Reef is in good health
Without more information at the level of individual species, it is impossible to understand how much of the Great Barrier Reef has been lost, or …
Climate change: 14% coral reefs lost since 2010, says study
Corals reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor but over one billion people benefit from them
US activists, politicians demand FDA reclassify ‘Toxic 3 Os’ used in sunscreen
Oxybenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene pose a threat to public health, marine life and coral reefs, according to latest research
The world’s coral reefs have suffered terribly in 30 years, but are resilient: Study
Status of Coral Reefs of the World:2020, prepared by the Australian government, said reducing local pressures on coral reefs to maintain their …
Sunscreens damage corals; and this should bother India too
Thailand recently banned sunscreen from its marine national parks; should India follow suit?
Scientists accidentally discover parasite that doesn't breathe oxygen
The parasite did not have mitochondrial genome and therefore, did not perform aerobic respiration, according to researchers
Why there is an algal bloom in Gulf of Mannar and how it affects livelihood
A recent algal bloom in the Gulf of Mannar, caused allegedly due to pollution from Sri Lanka, highlights how fragile our coral reefs are
Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar: study
The corals in the Gulf of Mannar suffered severe losses during the global coral bleaching event that occurred between March and October 2016, …
Does a new era of bleaching beckon for Indian Ocean coral reefs?
The British overseas territory faces an environmental crisis
Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk
Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change
Business-as-usual approach to curbing CO2 emission could kill vital corals by 2100
Greater carbon concentrations in oceans lead to algae producing more potent chemicals that kill corals more rapidly
After Great Barrier Reef, bleaching kills 70 per cent of Japan’s coral reef
Coral in the Sekisei lagoon in Okinawa has turned dark brown and is covered with algae, according to a government study
2016, the year that was: environment and energy
In a year of coral bleaching, power blackouts and Donald Trump, 2016 made the previous year's climate of environmental optimism rather difficult …
Bleached to death
The current mass bleaching of corals across the world appears to be the most severe ever. It threatens the very existence of coral reefs. …
Climate change leads to worst mangrove destruction in Australia
Some 7,000 hectares or nine per cent of the mangroves were destroyed in one month
DTE Impact: Goa to regulate boat tours affecting corals, dolphins
Unregulated tourism activities have led to degradation of Goa's coral reef and harmed the humpback dolphin
South China Sea reefs face extinction due to overharvesting of Giant clams
With the Chinese government turning blind eye to illegal harvesting of clams, the South China Sea coral reefs are decimating at a rapid pace
Unravelling the genetic secrets of the Symbiodinium algae
A team of researchers may have discovered the genetic secret behind what may allow certain species of algae living in corals to tolerate higher …
Coral reefs on decline due to overfishing, pollution fuelled by climate change
Higher ocean temperatures and other threats are leading to worldwide decline of Coral Reefs
'All these sites have multiple stresses affecting them. Climate change only adds to that'
Adam Markham, Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Deputy Director for Climate and Energy and lead author of UNESCO’s recent report on World …
31 iconic sites at risk from climate change, warns UNESCO report
The report gives a miss to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Sundarbans in India
Climate change, tourism and the Great Barrier Reef: what we know
Adding complexity to the issue, there is debate locally as to how widespread the coral bleaching reported by scientists really is
Even 0.5°C more global warming can have big climate impacts
A new study has shown that limiting global warming to 2°C instead of 1.5°C would result in longer heat waves and more extreme rainfall events
Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue
Rapidly warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to coral reefs, the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems
On the trail of tsunami
Since the 2004 tsunami, scientists have moved closer to understanding and predicting its trigger, the tectonic earthquake. Are governments …