coral reefs
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Help NASA Save The World’s Oceans By Playing A Video Game
NASA has created a new video game with a purpose.
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Earth’s Most Biodiverse Regions Are Collapsing
The tropics are the most biodiverse part of the world. Some tropical rainforests are home to more species than entire continents, and tropical coral reefs are believed to have the highest biodiversity of any marine ecosystem on the planet. But thanks to human action”specifically, the actions of the fossil fuel industry, Big Ag, and other…
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A Hurricane Obliterated Hawaii’s Most Spectacular Reef
Rapture Reef was an undersea Eden, hundreds of miles out in a remote, ocean wilderness. It was a pristine, coral wonderland, renowned among marine biologists. But now it’s gone. This month, stunned scientists discovered that a hurricane wiped Rapture Reef off the map last spring.
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More Than Half A Million Corals Died To Bring Bigger Ships Into Miami Port
Off the coast of Miami, corals are dying. Why? Because of a 16-month-long project to expand the harbour channel. A new study shows how the project killed over half a million corals between 2013 and 2015.