Coral bleaching refers to when the reefs undergo stress due to warm water and expel algae in their tissues, causing them to turn white. The study says that such bleaching in Lakshadweep has risen to unprecedented levels due to marine heatwaves, causing abnormally high water temperatures.
Scientists underscore larger deep-sea reefs may be discovered since only about 25% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped in high resolution. Only 50% of US offshore waters have been mapped.
Laetitia Hédouin said she first saw the corals during a recreational dive with a local diving club months earlier.
Bubbling Carbon Dioxide in high concentration discovered by Texas University professor on the floor of a Philippines ocean in Verde Island Passage.
Just four years after a major marine heat wave killed nearly half of Hawaii's coral reefs, researchers are predicting another round of hot water will cause some of the worst coral bleaching the region has ever seen. Here's what is endangering the world's most abundant and vibrant coral reefs:
The researchers studied two decades of data sets of sea level, sea-surface temperature and temperature differences between surface and mesophotic zone, to develop a forecast tool to understand how corals are affected by rising temperatures.
Dives on weekly basis were conducted by a team for almost 20 years, as part of a long-term temperature-monitoring program.
Corporates have decided to fund an expedition to explore and study the health of the Great Barrier Reef as environmental concerns rise over its future.
Panaji: Several scientists from SAARC countries will come together in Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands from tomorrow for a five-day workshop that aims to throw light on the impact of climate change on
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