In March, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffered its most widespread bleaching event to date. Sixty percent of the reef underwent moderate to severe bleaching, and some corals may never recover.…
Last week, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the largest-ever recorded low-oxygen "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. At 22,730 square kilometers (8,776 square miles)…
From massive hotel development through the agriculture industry, humans are destroying the second largest barrier reef in the world: the Mesoamerican Reef. Although global climate change and its effects on…
Flooding in the Midwest is likely to cause the largest-ever dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA-supported scientists from three universities…
Climate change, ocean acidification may doom jumbo squid Climate change may stop jumbo squid invasion mongabay.com December 15, 2008
This year has been full of bad news regarding marine ecosystems: one-third of coral species threatened with extinction, dead-zones spread to 415 sites, half of U.S. reefs in fair or…
Marine dead zones spread exponentially, doubling every decade since 1960 Marine 'dead zones' double every decade Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com August 14, 2008 The number of marine dead zones have doubled…
U.S. dead zones may reach record levels this summer U.S. dead zones may reach record levels this summer mongabay.com July 15, 2008 "Dead zones" in the Gulf of Mexico and…
Nitrogen pollution harming ecosystems and contributing to global warming Nitrogen pollution harming ecosystems and contributing to global warming mongabay.com May 15, 2008 Nitrogen pollution of the world's oceans is harming…
Global warming to worsen ocean dead zones, hurt fisheries Global warming to worsen ocean dead zones, hurt fisheries mongabay.com May 1, 2008 Warming oceans will worsen oxygen-deficient or hypoxic dead…
Ocean dead zones have nearly quadrupled since 1994 Ocean dead zones have nearly quadrupled since 1994 Coastal ecosystems threatened worldwide by nutrient-rich runoff Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 3, 2008 Coastal…
Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone mongabay.com March 10, 2008 Proposed legislation that will expand corn-ethanol production in the United…