Coral bleaching

"This has never happened before," one scientist said. "We're in completely uncharted territory."

Chasing Coral, a new documentary by Jeff Orlowski (Director of Chasing Ice) about the effects of climate change on coral reefs, was released on Netflix today.

Ninety-three percent of Great Barrier Reef corals have been affected by a recent bleaching event.

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NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch is predicting that many reefs will bleach in the next three months as sea temperatures remain high despite the recent El Niño coming to an end

“The coral reef is a microcosm of a macrocosm,” says paper artist Rogan Brown. “What is happening to the reefs today will ultimately happen to the planet tomorrow unless action is taken.” Through new paper sculptures comprised of delicately fringed sea creatures, Brown creates a striking visual display of the disastrous impacts of the climate crisis on marine life, showing how issues like coral bleaching can radiate outward into the wider world.

Grown not Made. An early grass root test scultpure grown by artist and photographer, Zena Holloway.

If humans go on burning fossil fuels at the present rate, severe bleaching will hit 99 percent of coral reefs every year. Coral bleaching happens when the

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