Scientists in the Gulf are collaborating across political divides to protect coral reefs from unprecedented mass bleaching and mortality expected in 2024 due to record-breaking land and sea temperatures driven by climate breakdown. Overfishing, pollution, and higher ocean temperatures are exacerbating coral bleaching events. Volunteer divers in Oman are removing fishing nets damaging a resilient coral reef system. In South Florida, coral reefs were stressed by 90-degree seawater, prompting researchers to stress test surviving reefs for the future. Divers are using antibiotics to save sick corals.
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When 90-degree seawater engulfed South Florida and the Keys for several weeks this summer, it was too hot for much of the coral reefs to survive. Researchers are trying to stress test the ones who made it for the future. https://t.co/hCteICObkA https://t.co/hCteICObkA
VIDEO: On a sailing boat anchored off Oman's pristine Daymaniyat Islands, volunteer divers plunge into the clear waters to remove the massive fishing nets damaging an unusually resilient coral reef system that is seen as more likely than most to survive rising sea temperatures. https://t.co/erBTTAHMuJ
Higher ocean temperatures, along with overfishing and pollution, are leading to more coral bleaching events. #geography https://t.co/RxZedl5vY4
Record-breaking land and sea temperatures, driven by climate breakdown, will probably cause “unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality” throughout 2024, according to a pioneering coral scientist. @karenmcveigh1 @guardian https://t.co/HZNL4rOZMH
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