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Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Researchers survey bleached corals around Koh Tao island in the southern Thai province of Surat Thani on June 14, 2024. Credit: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
Arizona State University researchers use advanced mapping techniques to pinpoint locations where high levels of fecal bacteria are driving ocean contamination on West Hawaii’s coastline. Credit: Courtesy of ASU Global Airborne Observatory

Raw Sewage Sneaking Into West Hawaii’s Coastal Waters Threatens Coral Reefs and Public Health, Scientists Find

By Jaylan Sims

More than 500 reef building coral species are found around Panaon Island, recently designated by the Phillipine government as a protected seascape. Credit: Danny Ocampo/Oceana Philippines

In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’

By Teresa Tomassoni

WHOI marine biologist Amy Apprill conducts a visual survey of a degraded coral reef in St. John to count the number of young corals that have recently settled on the reef. Credit: Dan Mele/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Race to Engineer Coral Reef Solutions in the U.S. Virgin Islands

By Teresa Tomassoni

Fish swim over a reef affected by coral bleaching from extreme heat on May 8, 2024, in Trat, Thailand. Credit: Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images

Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”

Welcome to Haiti, the Present-Day Catastrophic Future

By Leslie Berliant

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