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[ad_1] Coral reefs in the United States are in fair condition, according to a recent report on the state of coral reefs, but vulnerable to decline. Scientists estimate that perhaps only 2% of the original coral cover remains along the Florida coast, where degradation is most severe. The report, released …

[ad_1] Coral reefs in the United States are in fair condition, according to a recent report on the state of coral reefs, but vulnerable to decline. Scientists estimate that perhaps only 2% of the original coral cover remains along the Florida coast, where degradation is most severe. The report, released …

[ad_1] Once a year, after the full moon, a coral reef reproduces each year thanks to an underwater “snow storm”. Key points: Coral eggs are harvested for fertilization, then released in concentrated doses near damaged coral reefs The success of this process led to an expansion into the Whitsundays with …

[ad_1] It was a depressing inevitability, if expected, when the Rowley Shoals of Western Australia showed the first signs of mass coral bleaching earlier this year, but a follow-up survey found that a Notable recovery seems likely to preserve the reef’s near pristine health – at least for now. Tom …

[ad_1] Cristina Ferreira has left nothing unspoken on her return to TVI. After 14 days of isolation, the host and director returned to the studios in Queluz de Baixo, where she participated in “Você na TV”, to explain her days of isolation after the risky contact with Bárbara Bandeira. “Cristina’s …

[ad_1] Plans for the world’s first coral biobank in the far north of Queensland are one step closer to reality, with architectural plans revealed today. Key points: If built, the four-story center in Port Douglas, described as a “Noah’s Ark” for the reef, would protect and breed around 800 coral …

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a new detached reef at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef – and it is a whopping 500 meters (1,640 feet) tall, taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Towers in Malaysia. It is the first such discovery in the region …

[ad_1] According to marine biologists, a Noah’s Ark-like plan to house hundreds of the world’s most endangered coral species in a publicly accessible bank near the Great Barrier Reef could prove to be an important part of long-term coral conservation. The Living Coral Biobank, labeled a “Coral Ark” by its …

[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a “massive” coral reef measuring 500 meters in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Schmidt Ocean Institute announced on October 26. Considered taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Twin Towers, the reef was discovered as a part of the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor …

[ad_1] Researchers have discovered a new skyscraper-high coral reef in the waters off Cape York in northern Queensland. The “detached” coral reef – the first to be discovered in more than 120 years – is about 1.5 kilometers long and rises from over 500 meters to 40 meters below the …