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With record ocean temps, is the Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophe?

Like the catastrophic Great Barrier Reef bleaching event of 2016, if the current conditions line up just right, “we could lose a huge part of the reef by February,” says guest Dean Miller of the Forever Reef Project, which is now racing to add the final coral specimens to its “biobank.”

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In the Pacific, some coral survived the last El Nino, thanks to ocean currents

A new study of three remote atolls should help reef managers and conservations better understand where to focus their restoration efforts.

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6 environmental wins that gave us hope in 2022

From a thriving new marine park to rules curbing plastic pollution, the past year gave us several reasons to be optimistic for the planet's future.

'Coral gardening' aims to help Great Barrier Reef fight climate change

'Coral gardening' aims to help Great Barrier Reef fight climate change

Underwater gardens, where coral fragments are grown, are among the efforts to help save reefs from climate change.
To grow coral reefs, get them buzzed

To grow coral reefs, get them buzzed

Zapped with solar electrical currents, some struggling reefs can self-repair with incredible speed -- and even grow where none have existed before.

'Spiderwebs’ to the rescue for Indonesia’s coral reefs

‘Spiderwebs’ to the rescue for Indonesia’s coral reefs

A small-scale project in Indonesia is seeing success in efforts to restore coral reefs damaged by blast fishing.

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The race to rebuild the world’s coral reefs

Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral in hyperefficient nurseries.
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