Coral Reefs

Report: Climate change key for NMI coral reefs (Saipan Tribune)

9 Jul 2008

Climate change is a key health concern for the Commonwealth's coral reefs, according to a just-issued federal report that says most of the nation's reefs are threatened by a host of manmade problems.

US coral reefs under threat (Times of Malta)

9 Jul 2008

Half of US coral reefs are in poor or fair condition, threatened by climate change and human activities like sports fishing, shipping and the release of untreated sewage, a US government report said.

Caribbean coral reefs only 25 percent healthy: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)

9 Jul 2008

Global warming and pollution are decimating coral reefs around the world, with only 25 percent in good health in the Caribbean Sea, US experts warned Tuesday.