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Session 1.2 Ocean-Climate Interactions: Marine Heat and Carbon in a Changing World hosted by Svenja Frey and Tabea Rahm
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #oceanclimate #marineheat #climatechange #earlycareerconference #oceandecade

DoomsdaysCW Mar 15, 2024

Many #CoralReefs are dying. This one is exploding with life.

Scientists recently observed a rare phenomenon on a reef in #Cambodia that left them in awe — and filled them with hope.

By Benji Jones@BenjiSJones Mar 14, 2024

"Globally, coral reefs, which underpin commercial fisheries and protect coastlines from storms, have declined by half since the 1950s, largely due to #ClimateChange. Spells of extreme #MarineHeat break down the relationship between #coral and a type of symbiotic #algae that gives it both food and its vibrant colors. The coral turns white — a process referred to as #bleaching — and can then easily starve to death.

"The reefs in Cambodia and in the broader #EastAsian region, however, appear to be bucking this trend. Surveys indicate that they haven’t declined in recent decades, perhaps because they’re more resilient to warming. Their secret to survival may ultimately help safeguard ailing reefs elsewhere."

#Environment #WaterIsLife
#PacificOcean #DeepSeaEcosystems #NoDumping #CoralReef

Watch: While many reefs are dying, this one is exploding with new life

The Great Barrier Reef and other reefs are bleaching due to climate change. This reef in Cambodia, however, is erupting with new life.

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DoomsdaysCW Jul 12, 2023

#SouthFlorida marine #HeatWave could mean trouble this hurricane season

With surface temperatures in the 90s in some areas off South Florida's coast, AccuWeather forecasters warn that the marine heat wave is practically "inviting" a large system to hit the state.

By Adriana Navarro, AccuWeather staff writer

Published Jul 11, 2023 11:35 AM EDT

"The emerging marine heat wave off the coast of Florida could prove to be detrimental not just to the local #ecosystem but also to residents of the peninsula's coast hoping to avoid explosive storms this #hurricane season.

"These anomalies have triggered a marine heat wave, which is a period of unusually warm ocean temperatures that can have a significant impact on marine life as well as coastal communities and economies, according to NOAA."