For some corals, going bright may be part of their fight against bleaching. Higher-than-normal ocean temperatures can cause some corals to bleach and lose the beneficial algae that dwell within…
Day: November 10, 2020
Rapid sea level rise could drown protective mangrove forests by 21
Mangrove forests can only take so much. The famously resilient, salt-tolerant and twisty trees have so far managed to keep pace with rising sea levels, providing a valuable buffer to…
Even the deepest, coldest parts of the ocean are getting warmer
It’s not yet clear if a small increase in temperature is the result of climate change. Things are heating up at the seafloor. Thermometers moored at the bottom of the…