Alarm Over a Sinking Delta
I’ve just returned from a reporting trip to Vietnam — a country sinking faster than seas are rising around it. Read on to learn more.
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As Threats to Corals Grow, Hints of Resilience Emerge
Some reefs are showing a surprising ability to resist or bounce back from damage. Could such resilience help corals survive in a rapidly changing ocean?
In Hot Water: Global Warming Takes a Toll on Coral Reefs
In 2005, more than half the corals in the US Virgin Islands National Park were wiped out by disease after a sudden spike in water temperature. This article explains the biology of coral disease; an ecological threat that scientists have only begun to understand.
