Tag Archives: El Nino

El Niños Past and Present

While it is clear that the current ENSO-driven mass bleaching event has been devastating and widespread, to put it in perspective, it’s essential to look back and compare it to similar incidents in the past. Some of these, which you … Continue reading

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Will Love Prevail? A Story of Caribbean Corals

When I think of coral reefs, I think of towers of tangled coral branches, exploding with movement, color, and life. I think of Mr. Ray from Finding Nemo guiding a school of young fish through a maze of corals and … Continue reading

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Trouble Down Under: Coral Bleaching to Hit the Great Barrier Reef

When the month of October rolled around in 2015, and El Niño was beginning to bring heavy rains across the western United States, many naive Californians were filled with hope that an end to the state’s four-year drought was in … Continue reading

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Coral Greefs – Threats in the Galapagos Islands

For me, it’s always been hard to wrap my mind around the fact that corals are actually living organisms. They eat, they fight, and they reproduce. Yet, I still tend to think of them as underwater rocks. However, the real … Continue reading

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The Marshall Islands are experiencing their worst historical coral bleaching event

If you’ve heard anything about coral reefs recently, you’ve probably heard something about coral bleaching. Maybe you’ve heard about El Niño’s oceanic effects or seen before and after pictures of once colorful reefs. Coral bleaching is a real threat to … Continue reading

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