#coralbleaching

[noaasanctuaries]

BREAKING NEWS

Thousands of corals, including some of the last known genotypes on the Florida Reef, have been relocated in a pair of rescue events organized by NOAA in response to record-breaking ocean temperatures in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Mission: Iconic Reefs Relocates Thousands of Corals Amidst Record Heatwave

Thousands of corals, including some of the last known genotypes on the Florida Reef, have been relocated in a pair of rescue events organize

🎥: Coral Restoration Foundation

[zenaholloway]

Grass root with natural lac dye 🧡   A few years ago I came across some willow root growing underwater in a river in the UK and it got me thinking about the binding properties of root: What if we could grow our clothes from seed?   As an underwater photographer (my real job @zenaholloway ) I was looking for solutions to the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans and I found that I could sustainably grow grass seed in beeswax moulds.  

Scientists predict that nearly all the coral will be gone by 2050 due to global warming 😢 so my response is to grow a sustainable coral reef from grass root.  I want to imagine a future that still has coral reefs. They support 25% of all marine life, and are some of the most spectacular places on the planet (especially if you’re an underwater photographer 😉)   I’ll be exhibiting my ‘coral’ with Material Matters from 22-25 September, top floor at the iconic Bargehouse @oxotowerwharf on London’s South Bank. 
Be sure to register early for free tickets on @materialmatters.design See you there… #saveouroceans #saveourseas #coralbleaching #coral #artforchange #ecoart #bioart #fibreart #slowart #rethink #biotechnology #naturaldye #naturaldyeing #maker #contemporarycraft #makersmovement (at The Oxo Tower, Southbank) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVbsXjoRpF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[marineexplorer]

URG coral bleached! :( #marineexplorer by John Turnbull Via Flickr: This is the "URG Coral"; first recorded and measured by the Underwater Research Group in the 1960s, and based on growth rates it is thought to be over a century, maybe 300 years, old. Today I found it totally bleached, following months of extreme conditions with heavy rains, storms and warm waters.

[niklasfranz]

it’s no news that corals are heading towards extinction also that they play a way bigger part on this planet than just to look nice. @natgeo website published a great article called “can new science save dying coralreefs” which shows the whole scenario is far more complicated but not hopeless. #coralreef #natgeo #globalwarming #coralbleaching #coralextinction #nature #environment #science #climatechange https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqzv28DhH_Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15wo7tb13k81y

[stachuszumski]

  Nomadic State

 “Tourrorism Allinclusive” 

@9/10 Gallery / Poznań 

“In November 2017, we visited the Egyptian coast of Sinai to collide the generally accepted principle of traveling in a system organized by a travel agency, with free, spontaneous navigation around Egypt" on their own. " For several years, however, there are terrorist attacks against various religious groups and tourists, which effectively prevents summer visitors from going to these areas. The economic picture of this country, dependent on tourism, defines a new, apocalyptic coastal landscape - viewed through the prism of unfinished skeletons and ruins of once-popular hotel complexes. This trip was the starting point and inspiration for the implementation of works dealing with the subject of organized tourism.“ 

Pictures by Kuba Borkowicz

For polish readers, a full documentation and review by Piotr Policht available under the link:

https://magazynszum.pl/pamietniki-z-postapokaliptycznych-wakacji-karolina-melnicka-i-stach-szumski-w-galerii-9-10/

[voidscreamingformillenials]

Went to the pool to do a quick 1 k and stumbled into in-pool movie night. Documentary, actually. We watched #chasingcoral, about #coralbleaching, which reminded me why I started writing a mermaid series to begin with. #mermaiding #mermaids #savethemermaids #ishouldbeediting

[rubyreminiscence]

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Finally got the footage from my @nyxcosmetics_australia face awards National Pride look working & wanted to share the coral bleaching stop motion, better late than never I guess? Haha . グレートバリアリーフメイクはボディーペイントと液体latexを使用した🖌🐠🌊 . . . . #rubyreminiscence #faceawardsanz #australia #nyxcosmetics #nyxaustralia #top30 #nationalpride #greatbarrierreef #coralbleaching #coral #colourful #stopmotion #makeup #cosmetics #beauty #sfx #sfxmakeup #prosthetics #seaweed #bodypaint #海 #グレートバリアリーフ #リーフ #オーストラリア #メイク #写真家 #アーティスト #호주 #그레이트배리어리프 #화장

[noaasanctuaries]

This photo may be beautiful, but it shows significant bleaching in the coral reef surrounding Rose Atoll in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

Corals require specific temperature ranges, and when water temperatures become too high, stressed corals often expel the colorful algae they depend on to survive -- this is known as coral bleaching. Recently, our actions have led to warmer water temperatures across the globe. When we burn fossil fuels like oil and gas to power our homes and fuel our cars, we release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide builds up and acts like a heat-trapping blanket, warming our planet, including the ocean.

In recent years, we've seen coral bleaching events all around the world as a result of this warmer ocean. It's up to all of us to work together to reduce our fossil fuel usage so that we can protect corals and other ocean inhabitants. Together, we can support alternative energy initiatives like solar solutions that will help protect our coral reefs.