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In 2015 and 2016, record ocean temperatures triggered coral bleaching events around the world — from Hawai‘i to the Caribbean to Australia — turning once-healthy polyps into ghostly skeletons. But some reefs managed to remain intact due to the cooling effects of upwelling and ocean currents. According to a new study, these special coral reefs, […]

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests. 

A new study predicts that climate change will result in near-total to total loss of existing locations where coral reefs are sheltered from rising ocean temperatures. Adele Dixon of the University of Leeds, U.K., and colleagues present these findings, which are at higher resolution than any previous analysis, in the open-access journal PLOS Climate on February 1, 2022.

Global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic for almost all coral reefs

More than 99% coral reefs expected to be exposed to intolerable thermal stress

Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.

Alarming new research shows global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic for almost all coral reefs – including those once

“Our finding reinforces the stark reality that there is no safe limit of global warming for coral reefs,” said Adele Dixon, lead author of the study and a researcher at the University of Leeds.

Scientists have warned of a bleaker outlook for the world’s corals than previous assessments as a result of climate change.

Scientists have warned of a bleaker outlook for the world’s corals than previous assessments as a result of climate change.