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The muddy waters of US ocean protection
The Daily Climate discusses the muddy waters of US ocean protection. The century began with a great deal of optimism around marine protected areas as tools to protect the oceans. Two decades later, conservation goals and fishing interests remain at odds.
More than half of the United States is underwater: […]
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Study: Coral reefs get their genetic revolution
Daily Climate discusses how coral reefs get their genetic revolution. Using genetic tools, it’s now possible to predict which corals will survive bleaching events.
Scientists have concocted many schemes to save coral reefs from climate change. Assisted migration. Selective breeding. Manipulating the coral microbiome.
Many of these conservation techniques are risky […]
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The Great Wonders Beyond the Great Reef
The New York Times discusses the great wonders beyond the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
What lies off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, in the Coral Sea? The region was mostly unexplored and uncharted until a recent expedition searched its dark waters, uncovering an abundance of life, weird […]
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Study: Small islands may not disappear under rising seas, researchers find
Reuters discusses why small islands may not disappear under rising seas, researchers find. [No study link is provided.]
In recent years, the leaders and inhabitants of many small-island nations like Kiribati and Tuvalu have warned that climate change is an existential threat to their homelands, fearing they could disappear under […]
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Study: 2 articles on coral reefs in the Pacific Northwest and Australia
Vancouver Sun discusses how climate change threatens glass sponge reefs unique to Pacific Northwest. The results of the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show the effects of climate change on ocean waters could seriously harm the sponges, which haven’t been found anywhere else except off the coasts […]
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Yale Climate Connections, June 5, 2020
This week’s articles include:
Most Trump environmental rollbacks will take years to be reversed
Melting ice opens doors for wider spread of contaminants, diseases
Everything you need if a hurricane is forecast for your area
Three essays about […]
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Study: Scientists Find Hope For Reefs Battered By Climate Change: Bahamas Coral That Survive Hot Seas
WLRN.org discusses a Bahamas Coral That Survives Hot Seas. A team of scientists looking for coral that can better survive global warming have identified a hardier Caribbean coral in the Bahamas.
The mountainous star coral off Great Harbour caught researchers attention after a searing 2015 bleaching event hit reefs across the […]
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Study: Algae transplant could protect coral reefs threatened by warming seas
New Scientist discusses how an algae transplant could protect coral reefs threatened by warming seas.
It may be possible to protect coral reefs from the warming oceans by colonising them with heat-resistant algae.
Coral reefs around the world are under threat from climate change, which is driving up ocean temperatures. Australia’s […]
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Study: What’s Bad for Bees Could Be Bad for Marine Life, Too
Hakai Magazine discusses how bees and marine life are affected by Neonicotinoid insecticides. Preliminary research shows that a popular insecticide hampers arthropods in the ocean.
Over the past two decades, farmers hoping to ward off pests have increasingly turned to planting seeds that come straight from the supplier pre-coated in neonicotinoids, a […]
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Yale Climate Connections, May 1, 2020
This week’s issue includes:
A leading scientist’s transition from climate science to solutions
‘What can I realistically do about climate change?’
Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ documentary peddles dangerous climate denial
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe’s ‘Global Weirding’ […]
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