Coral bleaching has reportedly damaged 84% of the world’s coral reefs. These observations of degraded reefs reflect the most intense oceanic habitat destruction ever recorded. Since 1998, it’s the fourth global bleaching event. Surpassing the damage done from 2014 to 2017 that affected two-thirds of the world’s coral reefs. The current crisis began in 2023 […]
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Increased thermal energy stored in the Atlantic Ocean is providing fuel for rapidly increasing hurricane intensification. In the journal Scientific Reports a study of 830 Atlantic hurricanes shows a clear pattern of rapid storm development. Cyclone Trend Analysis Over the Past 50 years Statistically, 8.1% of the hurricanes occurring between the years 2000 to 2020 […]