Coral reef halos, visible from satellites, can indicate reef health by reflecting predator presence and coral layout.

Scientists forecast that at 1.5C of warming above pre-industrial levels, which the Earth reached last year, some 70% to 90% of the world's coral reefs could disappear, which would have an enormous ...

Australia’s Ningaloo Reef is sick, like many coral reefs around the world. And scientists warn reef restoration projects are no substitute for climate action.

Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it ...

Last week, the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership and forum of 100-plus governments, NGOs, and ...

The most severe global coral bleaching event ever recorded is underway, with most of the world's reefs hit by damaging heat stress, according to scientists. The devastating bleaching has affected 84% ...

Coral reefs are a crucial part of the marine ecosystem, providing habitats for all sorts of marine life and protecting coastlines from storm damage. But scientists say rising ocean temperatures are ...

Australia's Ningaloo Reef, one of the world's longest near-shore coral reefs and a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, is ...

SINGAPORE – The world’s coral reefs – vital to fisheries and tourism ... All it takes is for water temperatures to rise 1 deg C to 2 deg C above average for corals to bleach.

such as those off the coast of Mexico and in the southern Great Barrier Reef, have already suffered coral mortality rates above 40 to 90 per cent in certain zones. However, scientists fear, the ...

Coral reefs around the world are losing their color at an unprecedented scale as a result of rising sea temperatures, federal marine scientists announced this week.