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Coastal Models Quantify How Natural Islands Respond to Sea Level Rise

by Gonéri Le Cozannet 28 April 202525 April 2025

Coastal models enhance understanding of future flooding frequency on atoll islands, paving the way to explore the limits of adaptation in the face of rising sea levels and climate change.

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Posted inScience Updates

Unlocking Climate Secrets of Hawai‘i’s Drowned Reefs

by Jody M. Webster and Christina Ravelo 11 April 202511 April 2025

Researchers set sail to study sea levels, climate, ecosystem responses, and volcanic histories over the past 500,000 years, using an innovative seabed drill to sample fossilized reefs off Hawai‘i.

Sam Purkis and other crew members aboard the yellow OceanX Triton submersible approach a deepwater coral mound in the Red Sea.
Posted inNews

Red Sea Corals Survived the Late Glacial Crisis

by Kristel Tjandra 13 March 202513 March 2025

Research indicates that delicate deepwater corals tolerated or adapted to major climate and salinity fluxes, “yet today, it’s a complete massacre.”

Aerial view of One Tree Island in the Great Barrier Reef
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Great Barrier Reef Corals Hit Hard by Marine Heat Wave

by Anupama Chandrasekaran 4 March 20254 March 2025

Extreme heat pushed even resilient corals in the Great Barrier Reef to the brink, limiting recovery.

An atoll (a ring-shaped island) is seen from above.
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A Seychelles Shoreline Resists the Rising Seas

by Caroline Hasler 21 January 202524 March 2025

The geomorphology of a protected atoll likely contributed to its ability to maintain its shoreline over a turbulent half-century.

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People Are Grieving Ecosystem Loss. How Can Public Land Managers Plan Accordingly?

by Emily Dieckman 20 January 202517 January 2025

From hordes rushing into national parks to mourners holding glacier funerals, tourists wanting to take in threatened natural places may be shifting visitation patterns.

White bubbles in water next to corals
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Corals Are Simplistic When Conditions Are Acidic

by Anupama Chandrasekaran 16 August 202416 August 2024

Increasing ocean acidity could spell trouble for fish that depend on corals’ many branches for protection.

A coral reef spotted with bone-white patches where the corals have bleached
Posted inNews

Some Reefs Could Bleach Year-Round by 2080

by Elise Cutts 9 August 202412 August 2024

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions could protect some reefs more than others.

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Aliyah Griffith: Ocean Scientist, Explorer, Mermaid

by Nathaniel Scharping 25 July 202425 July 2024

A marine biologist is studying coral reefs and making ocean sciences more tenable for young explorers.

Tan-colored coral is surrounded by blue water and red, yellow, and blue fish.
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Coral Larvae Journey Far and Wide in the Western Indian Ocean

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 30 April 202430 April 2024

Researchers mapped coral reef connectivity across the Seychelles archipelago to inform conservation efforts in the face of climate change.

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