Tag Archives: 2016

Out of the Frying Pan… The Future of America’s Barrier Reef

For the past two months, I’ve been following coral reefs in the Florida Keys (the only barrier reef on the continental U.S.) as record-breaking sea temperatures persist globally. Corals in the Keys experienced the harshest conditions and bleaching in August – September … Continue reading

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Bleaching Reported in the Seychelles

Conditions are worsening in the Seychelles, as is indicative of a transition from a bleaching warning to an Alert Level 1 [4]. Figure 1 shows that two monitoring stations in the Seychelles have reported high and extreme bleaching events [3]. … Continue reading

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In the Wake of Destruction: a Future for the Corals in the Great Barrier Reef

This past month brought a lot of bad news with a slight silver lining to the corals in the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, the bleaching we were starting to see at the time of my last entry only continued, worsened, … Continue reading

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As effects of El Niño decrease, Hawaiian corals may still experience bleaching

The past month has brought with it some of the worst coral bleaching in recent years. The severity of the bleaching brought it to the attention of the New York Times, which ran a front-page article on the global bleaching … Continue reading

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A Future for the Marshall Islands

Welcome to the third and final blog post tracking the progress of the Marshall Islands during a season of dramatic coral bleaching.  In the last post, I discussed the status of different coral species on specific atolls in the Marshall … Continue reading

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The Galapagos: A Tale of Recovering Reefs

Hello there. Here is my last blog post about the Galapagos coral reefs. It really has been fun following the progress of this specific reef and I hope that I’ve raised at least a tiny bit of awareness for the … Continue reading

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A Look Forward: How Will Kiribati Fair?

Welcome to my last entry on the coral reef of the island nation of Kiribati. Previously, we have discussed current state and recent changes. In this entry, we will focus on the future of this delicate ecosystem. We look to … Continue reading

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Bleaching Stress Ramps up in American Samoa, yet Situation Looks Better than 2015

Coral reefs in American Samoa had a tough year in 2015. That year, bleaching due to high water temperatures led to widespread death of corals, reaching 80% on some reefs [1]. Reefs in the region experienced bleaching-inducing temperatures all the … Continue reading

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Update: The Islands of Kiribati in the Danger Zone

Hello and welcome back to my blog about the global bleaching event in the Islands of Kiribati! While it is difficult to determine the exact changes in the abiotic and biotic factors that are surrounding the Islands of Kiribati, some … Continue reading

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Losing the Pristine: Coral Bleaching strikes in North Great Barrier Reef

Unfortunately, the predictions raised in my blog post last month about the fate of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in response to the ongoing mass global bleaching event have come true. Throughout March, coral reefs located on the far north … Continue reading

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