The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say [remote sensing]
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html <-- shared media article
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event <-- NOAA technical announcement
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https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/ <-- NOAA Coral Reef Watch home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #global #satellite #coralreefwatch #coral #coralreef #coralbleaching #bleaching #temperatures #climatechange #algae #ecosystems #monitoring #fish #fisheries #foodsecurity #economicbenefits #marine #coast #coastal #model #modeling
@NOAA

Coral Reef Watch has added a new warning category - "Risk of Near Complete Mortality (> 80% of corals)." This is so grim.

A friend succinctly said to me the other day that it feels like we're playing violin on the Titanic. Right in the gut.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/01/literally-off-the-charts-global-coral-reef-heat-stress-monitor-forced-to-add-new-alerts-as-temperatures-rise

#ClimateChange #CoralReefWatch #CoralBleaching