Marine heat wave impact on corals worse than previously thought
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The effects of marine heat waves caused by climate change on corals and biodiversity are worse than previously thought, according to new University of Victoria research. Published in Science Advances the research also provides important clues about broader coral diversity and marine ecosystem health as the world grapples with record ocean temperatures.
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Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change
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How Marine Heat Waves Affect the Ocean - And What Can Be Done
Half of Great Barrier Reef Died — What Happens If All Coral Reefs Die
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Coral reefs: How climate change threatens the hidden diversity of marine ecosystems
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Marine Heat Waves, UPSC
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Coral reefs are critical for our food supply, tourism, and ocean health. We can protect them from climate change - MIT Science Policy Review
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Thought plastic was bad enough? Here's another reason to worry
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The Weird Way That Human Waste Is Killing Corals
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Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024—here's what that could
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Coral Reefs Face the Dual Threats of Ocean Acidification and Erosion, At the Smithsonian
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Some coral species might be more resilient to climate change than
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What are marine heat waves, which have gripped parts of the world's oceans this summer?