6 stories covering the global climate crisis
“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 […]
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HOPKINS, Belize — Heaters, pumps and computerized meters rigged to an everyday picnic icebox may seem like a high school science project. But this heat stress tank may hold the key to finding the most heat-resilient corals in Belize’s waters. As climate change and other human-caused stressors continue to push these rainforests of the sea […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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by Marco Lopez The oceans absorbs 30 percent of the CO2 released into the atmosphere. Naturally, increased atmospheric CO2 will cause increased rated in the ocean. Hydrogen ions are form result from a series of chemical reaction caused when CO2 is absorbed by seawater. This increase in hydrogen ions causes the seawater to become acidic […]
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“This is probably the single, collectively the most successful coral restoration individual project in the world at this time. It’s phenomenal, “ Dr. Les Kaufman of the Boston University Marine Program said about the Laughing Bird Caye reef restoration work. By Marco Lopez As heatwaves sweep across the globe, very few consider the silent sufferers […]
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