Planning a holiday to Palau? Take the right sunscreen or you’ll be up for a hefty fine.
The Pacific island nation, an archipelago made up of over 500 islands and home to some of the most stunning coral reefs in the world, will become the very first c…
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Scientists intentionally acidify sea water to show just how screwed coral reefs really are
An experiment carried out at One Tree Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef offers a stark warning of the growing risks that corals face as the oceans become more acidic with time. Ocean acidification due to the burning of fossil fuels could pose …
View More Scientists intentionally acidify sea water to show just how screwed coral reefs really areWe could cross a global warming red line by 2022
Within the next five years, global average surface temperatures may temporarily breach a key guardrail set out by the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a new report from the U.K. Met Office.
The report warns that global average temperatures…