#Reefs
In #Okinawa, coastal fishermen now farm #coral, restoring #reefs like planting trees in a forest. With #ocean temperatures rising, half the world’s coral reefs have already vanished. These farmers are fighting back, one fragment at a time.

[Heppoko Taylor]
April 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Coral reefs support 25% of marine species.

Coral reefs have dropped by 50% since since 1950.

Don't let anyone tell you this isn't a crisis.
June 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest reefs in the world in search of ways to help all reefs with climate change. n.pr/3Vs2gFB
There are still nearly pristine coral reefs. They're a blueprint for coral restoration
Coral reefs are under threat right now due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying the healthiest reefs in the world in search of ways to help all reefs with climate change.
n.pr
September 24, 2026 at 12:26 PM
If we totally fix the threat to coral reefs from sunscreen chemicals, but do not address climate change, we are going to lose coral reefs.

If we totally fix climate change but do not address sunscreen, coral reefs will thrive.

Sunscreen is simply not that big of a threat to coral reefs.
January 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life

www.sciencealert.com/coral-reefs-...
Good News, at Last: Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life
There's nobody who wants to hear some good news about coral reefs more than me.
www.sciencealert.com
August 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Scientists Invent Underwater Umbrellas to Protect Coral Reefs—and It Appears to Be Working gizmodo.com/scientists-i...
Scientists Invent Underwater Umbrellas to Protect Coral Reefs—and It Appears to Be Working
The world's coral reefs are in crisis, but a crafty solution could help.
gizmodo.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
We are destroying the very thing that keeps us alive. Forests disappear. Oceans fill with plastic. Species vanish forever. Coral reefs collapse. And nature doesn’t get a voice in the decisions that destroy it. We are not separate from nature. We are nature.
Coral Reefs: Bleaching and Beauty (Netflix)
ALT: Coral Reefs: Bleaching and Beauty (Netflix)
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August 19, 2026 at 3:27 AM
#ResistanceEarth

Don't write off coral reefs just yet. Scientists have identified 64,000 square miles of coral reefs across 71 countries capable of not only surviving but recovering from climate change. Some of these reefs are in areas not previously recognized.

www.yahoo.com/news/science...
Scientists identify 64,000 sq miles of coral reef capable of surviving climate crisis
SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capable of surviving and recovering from climate change, three times more than
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June 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Rising seas are submerging tribal land along the Gulf Coast. One tribe is building protective reefs out of bags of recycled oyster shells.
Using Oyster Shell Reefs To Counter Sea Level Rise In Louisiana
Tribes’ historic lands on the Gulf Coast are being lost to the sea. To slow it down, one tribe has turned to oyster shells.
buff.ly
January 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If humanity had half a brain, this is the kind of war we would be waging: Restoring our planet, including our sea life.

Notice the helpers

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“The fish life has exploded
A diver in Indonesia was distraught at seeing coral reefs destroyed. So, he decided to do something about it. February 19, 2026 Many scuba divers will know the devastation of seeing coral reefs becomi...
apple.news
March 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The SS United States, a 1950s ocean liner, will be sunk to the bottom of the sea, where it will become part of an artificial reef.

Scott Jackson from the University of Florida Sea Grant Extension joins us to talk about the science behind artificial reefs.
Ocean Liner SS United States Will Become An Artificial Reef
The ship will join Florida’s 4,300 artificial reefs—human-made places for fish and other marine life to live. How do these reefs work?
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Singapore plans to merge several islands into a new “western island” for industrial development.

Conservationists warn the mega-project could bury up to 60% of the country’s remaining coral reefs, which serve as ecologically vital “mother” reefs.

Robin Hicks reports for #Mongabay.
Singapore’s plan to merge several islands could wipe out coral reefs
SINGAPORE — “For seven thousand years, Singapore has changed around these reefs,” says Debby Ng, a Singaporean biologist who studies the city-state’s shrinking coastlines of seagrasses, mangroves and…
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September 30, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The World’s Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover,

Coral reefs around the world, are struggling as climate change drives more frequent and more intense marine heat waves

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/c...
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Find
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
"Our coral reefs are under severe stress.
The planet has just experienced the most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded, lasting 33 months into 2025. Scientists warn that at 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost."
Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa
At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment
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April 24, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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June 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Singapore’s prime minister recently announced plans to merge several islands into a new “western island” to support “a new generation of industries.”
It could bury up to 60% of Singapore’s remaining reefs, many of which are “mother” reefs.
news.mongabay.com/2026/09/sing...
Singapore's plan to merge several islands could wipe out coral reefs
SINGAPORE — “For seven thousand years, Singapore has changed around these reefs,” says Debby Ng, a Singaporean biologist who studies the city-state’s shrinking coastlines of seagrasses, mangroves and ...
news.mongabay.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
As climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, coral reefs are dying and bleaching events have put them at risk. But an unlikely tool could bring reefs back from the brink. https://to.pbs.org/4uNHLQl
How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change
Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying and bleaching events...
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May 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
#ResistanceEarth

An artist, a researcher and underwater speakers are reviving coral reefs. Marco Barotti creates sculptures of corals, and Bethany Dean grows coral fragments that attach to them. The speakers play the sounds of a vibrant reef to attract marine life.

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How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change
Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying and bleaching events...
www.pbs.org
May 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Ocean acidification, extreme marine heatwaves, and mass coral bleaching events aren't happening by accident.

New research from the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme shows Big Oil knew since at least the 1980s that its products would "decimate global coral reefs," reports @rachelreports.bsky.social.
Big Oil knew it was destroying coral reefs
Fossil fuel companies knew since at least the 1980s that their products would decimate coral reefs, new research shows.
theconfluence.news
July 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so ​frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes #climatechange

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Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover, scientists say
Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so ​frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, with global coral cover ‌now well below normal levels and at risk of ...
www.reuters.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:53 AM
apnews.com/article/cora... of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
apnews.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hard to even comprehend this.
Coral reefs are lost.
We knew it was coming but still…
Coral reefs are lost.
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Another aspect of everything happening faster than predicted

Main error: global warming will accelerate much more than predicted

Too many feedbacks now becoming operational much faster than predicted

Fun fact: collapsing coral reefs produce a GHG signal via harmful algae blooms

#climate #earth
Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research
Coral reefs underpin tourism and small fisheries, but are under threat from rising ocean temperatures.
theconversation.com
May 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Scientists hope studying the world's pristine reefs will help them heal others
Scientists hope studying the world's pristine reefs will help them heal others
Coral reefs are under threat right now, due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. Scientists are studying some of the most pristine reefs in the world, in search of ways to help all reefs recover.
www.npr.org
September 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM