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 …

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