National Briefing | Science and Health: Carbon Dioxide Threatens Reefs, Report Says
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Carbon dioxide in the air is turning the oceans acidic, and without a reduction in emissions, coral reefs may die away by the end of the century, researchers warn in Fridayâs issue of the journal Science.
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TORONTO (CP) - Arctic governments must cut emissions of carbon dioxide immediately or face the extinction of species, damaging storms and flooding, says the World Wildlife Fund.
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A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.
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Scientists attempt to pair coral with algae that is better able to withstand rising sea temperatures.
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About 70 percent of the world's coral reefs have been wrecked or are at risk from human activities but some are showing surprising resilience to global warming, a report said on Monday.
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Increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have sparked concerns on how the planet is coping with greenhouse pollution. Scientists have detected record rises in carbon dioxide, the main
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U.S. scientists say healthy coral reefs provide adjacent coastlines with more protection from tsunamis than do unhealthy or dead reefs.
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The water 'round here's not what it used to be The European Science Foundation has warned that climate change is already having a significant impact on marine life. Warmer seas and changing salinity levels are leading to unprecedented movements of species, threatening the stability of the marine ecosystem as a whole.â¦
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A new study suggests that the compound still represents a significant health risk for the whales.
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Environmental degradation is affecting health, nutrition and the natural world, says a flagship UN report.
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Even though nearly two thirds of coral reefs are now officially endangered, some are bouncing back despite warmer oceans and pollution, giving hope the marine marvels are not completely doomed, scientists said on Friday.
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The world's governments must dramatically cut emissions of heat-trapping gases or learn to live with more droughts, heat waves, powerful rainstorms, and rising sea levels that will affect millions, leading climate scientists said after the release of a landmark global warming report yesterday.
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Scientists are warning that the earth&#39;s climate could be changing more rapidly than anyone thought because of a sudden and unexplained rise in the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
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Latin America and the Caribbean face the risk of more climate-related disasters, a report warns.
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Joining the south in carbon un-sinking A decade-long study of the oceans has shown they are soaking up less and less carbon dioxide.â¦
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LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - Environmental and development groups have come   together to warn that global warming threatens the Millennium  Development  Goals.
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A creeping rise in sea levels tied to global warming, pollution and damage to coral reefs may make coastlines even more vulnerable to disasters like tsunamis or storms in future, experts said Monday.