Warm ocean temperatures in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans could be bringing major coral bleaching events to reefs around the world in 2015, according to the National Oceanic & … [Read full article]
Tag: coral reef
Take Three Minutes To Climate Watch This Weekend
It’s still Climate Week, though the marches and summit conference are over. If you’d like to spend some time doing a brief climate watch this weekend, here are a few … [Read full article]
More On The Goliath Grouper That Swallowed The Shark
You saw the viral video last week of a huge fish gulping down a four-foot shark off the coast of Bonita Springs, Florida, right? Turns out that incident is a … [Read full article]
7 Top Action Opportunities
Along with the many top activism stories I’ve shared in the past couple weeks, here are several more I keep forgetting to get to because I was saving them on email and not in my normal places. Check them out:
New Evidence Suggests Future Unstable Sea Levels
A new method to determine the age of fossilised coral reef skeletons has provided evidence that the sea level may not remain as stable in a warming world as had been previously estimated.
The Lagoons and Reefs of New Caledonia {Photo of the Day}
Γle Balabio, an island east off the tip of New Caledonia, is seen here surrounded by the beautiful reefs and lagoons in this image taken by the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on NASAβs Landsat 7 satellite.
Global Warming, Environmental, and Animal News
Here are some top global warming and environmental stories from the last day or so: Global Warming Politics Anti-Koch Rally (or Rallies) A great video on the Koch Brother Billionaire … [Read full article]
Coral Reefs See 2nd-Worst Year Ever in 2010
We’ve covered coral bleaching, the devastation of coral reefs and their relationship to global warming here on Planetsave numerous times over the past few years. For clear reasons: this is … [Read full article]
Google Earth Adds Underwater Ocean Element
Geared towards raising awareness of endangered ocean habitats, a new online tool allows viewers an in-depth peek at underwater reefs around the world. Google Earth has taken us up and … [Read full article]
Florida Town Wants to Grow Coral Reefs with Electricity
As coral reefs around the world continue to disappear, one Florida town has taken the initiative by investing $60,000 to stimulate coral reef growth using electricity. While there is not … [Read full article]