Coral reefs

Saving Earth might mean trampling indigenous societies

Experts from 70 nations urge CO2 cuts to slow deadly acidification

What does life on an unspoiled reef look like?

It isn't just coral that is lost when a reef is damaged

Ancient reefs recently exposed in Mexico show that sea levels can rise by as much as 10 feet in half a century

The negative impacts of climate change are beginning to appear--and we may soon cross a threshold of significant damage

Coral growth has been sluggish since 1990 due to an increase in both sea temperature and acidity as a result of global warming

Coral reefs can't find a strong purchase in the eastern tropical Pacific thanks to more acidic waters--a potential precursor of what the ocean will be like under global warming

The more fish in the water, the fewer coral-munching starfish

If the reefs go, it won't just be corals that disappear from the world's oceans

Surveys of coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean reveal that the critical marine ecosystems are disappearing at a rapid clip, outpacing even rainforests

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