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“The first tipping of widespread dieback of warm-water coral reefs is already underway,” said Prof. Tim Lenton from the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute, one of the authors of the report. By Marco Lopez Warm-water coral across the world is facing long-term decline as the fourth global coral bleaching event persists. The Global Tipping […]
Climate Spotlight Staff
PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National Park in 2001, many wrote off the UNESCO World Heritage site as a coral graveyard. But a small group from the coastal village of Placencia, Belize, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) from the island, saw hope. In 2006, the park had just […]
Climate Spotlight Staff
By Marco Lopez – Climate Spotlight Editor Unprecedented heat stress has impacted 83.7% of the world’s coral reefs from January 2023, when the 4th global coral bleaching event commenced, to April 20, 2025. At least 83 countries and territories have been documented in this mass coral bleaching event. The latest data from the US government’s […]
Climate Spotlight Staff