Conservation Group Warns of '100% Coral Mortality' in the Florida Keys
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Conservation Group Warns of '100% Coral Mortality' in the Florida Keys
Conservation Group Warns of , '100% Coral Mortality' , in the Florida Keys.
A coral reed restoration group has warned that
rising temperatures in the world's oceans have
put Florida's coral reef in danger of irreparable loss.
A coral reed restoration group has warned that
rising temperatures in the world's oceans have
put Florida's coral reef in danger of irreparable loss.
According to the Coral Restoration Foundation,
the Sombrero Reef near the Florida Keys
was found to have "100% coral mortality.".
According to the Coral Restoration Foundation,
the Sombrero Reef near the Florida Keys
was found to have "100% coral mortality.".
'USA Today' explains that this means that
all coral on the Sombrero Reef have died.
.
'USA Today' explains that this means that
all coral on the Sombrero Reef have died.
.
According to NOAA, the reef is listed as a
Sanctuary Preservation Area, meaning it contains , "discrete, biologically important areas that help
sustain critical marine species and habitats.".
In a press release, the foundation
warned that the coral will not be able to
recover without the help of active restoration.
The group also said that nearly all
of the coral on the Looe Key Nursery
in the Lower Keys have also died.
.
Meanwhile, in the Upper Keys, temperatures
have remained cooler and coral populations
have not declined as much as in the Lower Keys.
'USA Today' reports that the foundation
is now concentrating on rescuing and
relocating corals from nurseries.
.
The CEO of the foundation, Scott Winters, expressed
the group's hope that the coral's dire state will spark
investment in restoration and conservation.
This is not a partisan issue;
everyone will be affected.
The climate crisis impacts our
way of life and all life on Earth, Scott Winters, CEO of the Coral Restoration Foundation, via 'USA Today'
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CBS reports that a severe G4 geomagnetic storm
headed towards Earth has triggered a rare warning
from NOAA officials for the first time in two decades.
The warning comes following days of solar activity
that sent several waves of plasma in Earth's
direction along with powerful magnetic fields.
G4 storms are the second-strongest
type of geomagnetic storms and can
cause widespread voltage problems. .
NOAA warns that they can also cause some
protective assets to "trip out key assets from the grid,"
as well as cause orientation problems for spacecraft. .
If geomagnetic storms
were hurricanes, 'severe'
would be category 4. , Spaceweather.com, via CBS.
The powerful G4 storm could also cause
northern lights, or aurora borealis, to be seen
in northern California and as far south as Alabama.
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event began on May 8, when a group of sunspots
generated "several moderate to strong solar flares.".
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NOAA noted that the area, which
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Coral Reefs Are Heading Toward , the Worst Global Mass Bleaching on Record.
According to U.S. government scientists, coral reefs are approaching a fourth global mass bleaching event caused by global heating.
According to U.S. government scientists, coral reefs are approaching a fourth global mass bleaching event caused by global heating.
The occurrence is expected "to be the most extensive on record," 'The Guardian' reports. .
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch.
about 54% of ocean waters that contain coral reefs have endured enough heat stress to cause bleaching.
The Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef
system on the plant, also experienced
"its most widespread heat stress event" ever
this year, 'The Guardian' reports. .
Currently, the record for the most widespread bleaching event took place between 2014 to 2017 with 56% of the ocean's coral reefs subjected to heat stress levels severe enough to cause bleaching.
Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, said that the current bleaching
event is set to surpass that record soon...
... “because the percentage of reef areas experiencing bleaching-level heat stress has been increasing by roughly 1% per week.”.
The bottom line is that as coral
reefs experience more frequent
and severe bleaching events,
the time they have to recover
is becoming shorter and shorter. , Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, via 'The Guardian'.
Current climate models suggest
that every reef on planet Earth will
experience severe, annual bleaching
sometime between 2040 and 2050, Dr. Derek Manzello, the Coral Reef Watch director, via 'The Guardian'.
Coral reefs "provide habitat to a quarter of
all marine species" but are regarded as one
of the most susceptible ecosystems to
global warming, 'The Guardian' reports. .
Coral reefs "provide habitat to a quarter of
all marine species" but are regarded as one
of the most susceptible ecosystems to
global warming, 'The Guardian' reports.
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