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thermal stress
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Europe is battling a record‑breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe?
Andrew B. Watkins, Monash University Sweltering temperatures are shattering records across Europe, as the continent battles a deadly…
Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat‑tolerant — but only up to a point
Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University Indonesia is home to the world’s largest and most biodiverse coral reef system,…
Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research
Chris Perry, University of Exeter and Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) For decades, coral reefs…
We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead
Shawna Foo, University of Sydney and Maria Byrne, University of Sydney During the last global coral bleaching event…
Panama’s vital ocean upwelling fails for the 1st time
Scientists report the unprecedented failure of the Gulf of Panama’s annual upwelling, a critical ocean process that has been predictable for at least four decades, raising alarms about climate impacts.