By Austin Bowden-Kerby, Phd. | Marine Lead Scientist for Corals for Conservation
Note our same Corals for Conservation team is still hard at work, but now the demand to hear about and replicate our "super corals" strategies is spreading to more island nations. To reflect this exciting development, our title has been updated. Tell your friends> Now look for "South Pacific" or "Climate Action" on a GlobalGiving Search: you'll find HELP REEFS OF HOPE EXPAND SOUTH PACIFIC INITIATIVE, and also our original project "Emergency Response to Mass Coral Bleaching." The easy way to find us is to hit the share link to help educate and inspire your family and friends.
Splendor in the Coral Thicket--Kiribati reefs fight to survive the tropical ocean heat wave which is making its way across this expansive island chain.
Priceless beauty exists beneath the surface of our global seas--with no areas more striking than the near-shore coral reefs. Even though the threat of warming ocean temperatures have compounded the problem, our response is to accelerate our mission to protect and preserve as many coral species as humanly possible; we don't do this without our ally--MOTHER NATURE! Corals for Conservation and many teams and organizations are pooling and categorizing our observations about how natural processes can assist us. Our humble work is boosted to new levels of possibility as we incorporate lessons Mother Nature is teaching us.
The much-touted heat wave for Pacific Ocean waters is arriving as we begin 2024. The leading edge has already borne down upon equatorial Kiribati, the island chain adorning earth's belt. Hence, Kiribati sits in the doldrums -- without the benefit of additional wind and current action. We're witnessing the corals, which were making a significant comeback after a horrific die-back, bleach again. Most will likely perish -- though the jury is still out if the damage will be at 98% as it was in 2015/2016.
By Austin Bowden-Kerby Phd. | Lead Marine Scientist for Corals for Conservation
By Austin Bowden-Kerby, Phd. Marine Scientist | Lead Coral Researcher and Strategist
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