{"id":1761,"date":"2026-09-26T07:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/unicorn778-global-coral-reefs-get-less-time-to-recover-as-oceans-heat-up-report-finds-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:39:46","slug":"unicorn778-global-coral-reefs-get-less-time-to-recover-as-oceans-heat-up-report-finds-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/26\/unicorn778-global-coral-reefs-get-less-time-to-recover-as-oceans-heat-up-report-finds-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICORN778 Global coral reefs get less time to recover as oceans heat up, report finds Peluang Terburuk Saat Bermain Slot Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-330827\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bulletpoints-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"bulletpoints\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>The largest global coral reef assessment finds that average hard coral cover has declined 9.5% relative to a three-decade reference period spanning 1980-2009.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A fourth global bleaching event in 2023-2025 drove a record 8.9% one-year loss, though its full effects are not captured in this analysis, which ends in 2024.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reefs can recover after bleaching events, but increasingly frequent marine heat waves are shortening their recovery window.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Scientists say local management can strengthen reef resilience, but rapid greenhouse gas emission cuts remain essential to prevent further widespread losses.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"content-expander\"><span>See All Key Ideas<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s coral reefs are losing both hard coral cover and, just as critically, the time they need to recover between increasingly frequent marine heat waves, according to the most comprehensive global reef assessment yet.<\/p>\n<p>Released Aug. 31 by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcrmn.net\/2025-report\/full-report\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">\u201cStatus of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025\u201d<\/a> draws on 21.1 million observations from 87,299 surveys at 36,886 sites across 123 reef-bearing countries, territories and economies, collected between 1980 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The report estimates that global hard coral cover, defined as the proportion of reef surface covered by living hard corals, fell from an average of 30.2% during a 1980-2009 reference period to an average of 27.3% between 2020 and 2024. That represents a decline of 2.9 percentage points, or 9.5% relative to the reference period. The assessment characterizes this estimate as conservative: Monitoring began after many reefs had already been degraded, and uneven data coverage can limit comparisons across regions. Hard coral cover dropped further to 25.8% in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The report focuses on hard coral cover because hard corals are ecosystem engineers, and their cover is readily measured, easily understood and consistently monitored worldwide, allowing comparisons across regions and over time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330857\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330857\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o.jpg\" alt=\"A variety of fish species swim above a patch reef 24 meters (80 feet) deep at French Frigate Shoals, a large coral atoll in the Hawaiian Islands.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123811\/e.-French-Frigate-Shoals-37227769890_c77ef7222e_o-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A variety of fish species swim above a patch reef 24 meters (80 feet) deep at French Frigate Shoals, a large coral atoll in the Hawaiian Islands. Image by Andrew Gray\/NOAA via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/papahanaumokuakea\/37227769890\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Flickr<\/a> (Free to use).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From April 2023 to mid-2025, coral reefs experienced a <a href=\"https:\/\/gcrmn.net\/2026\/06\/08\/4gbe-ended\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">fourth global bleaching event<\/a>, declared by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) after a year of accumulated heat stress across the tropical Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Manuel Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero, the report\u2019s lead author, GCRMN global coordinator and a research team leader at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, said the estimate does not capture the fourth global bleaching event\u2019s full toll because heat stress continued into 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven current ocean temperatures and the strengthening of El Ni\u00f1o, we may anticipate conditions favouring another global bleaching event,\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero told Mongabay by email. Extending the analysis through 2025 and 2026 will likely produce a steeper long-term decline, he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 10, NOAA said that El Ni\u00f1o had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/analysis_monitoring\/enso_advisory\/ensodisc.shtml\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">greater than 90% chance<\/a> of becoming \u201cvery strong\u201d during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter of 2026-27. <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/themes\/el-nino-la-nina-phenomena\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon characterized by the extensive warming of surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">elevates global ocean temperatures and amplifies marine heat waves<\/a> that can trigger mass coral bleaching.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330854\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330854\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Acheron Island off Queensland, northeast Australia, surrounded by patches of bleached coral.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123755\/k.-136354-2-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acheron Island off Queensland, northeast Australia, surrounded by patches of bleached coral. Image by J. Jones\/<a href=\"https:\/\/gbrmpa.imagelibrary.me\/search?q=&amp;s=id&amp;d=desc&amp;id=136354&amp;or=id&amp;assetType__ne=supportingDocument&amp;status=AVAILABLE\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Commonwealth of Australia<\/a> (Reef Authority) (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A shrinking recovery window<\/h2>\n<p>Global coral bleaching occurs when marine heat waves cause corals to expel the photosynthetic algae they rely on for food, leaving them vulnerable to starvation and death across the tropics. Modern records show four global bleaching events: the first in 1998-1999, the second in 2010-2011, the third in 2014-2017 and the fourth in 2023-2025. The fourth global bleaching event drove an 8.9% relative drop in hard coral between 2023 and 2024 alone, the largest single-year decline on record, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Reefs can rebound when disturbances ease. After the third global bleaching event, global cover rose about 6% between 2017 and 2019, according to the report. But bleaching events now occur roughly every four to six years \u2014 down from an average of once per decade \u2014 leaving reefs with far less time to recover before another heat wave arrives. Average sea surface temperature over coral reefs rose by 0.81\u00b0 Celsius (1.46\u00b0 Fahrenheit) between 1985 and 2025, it says.<\/p>\n<p>Coral cover alone can also overstate ecological recovery. Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero said independent research indicates cover may return before the former mix of coral species does. Some reefs instead develop new assemblages that may support less biodiversity and fish habitat, provide fewer ecosystem services and remain more vulnerable to disturbance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330859\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Underwater reef with damaged corals during a bleaching survey conducted in the Cairns\/Cooktown Management Area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in 2017.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123834\/l.-Damaged-corals-141652-2-610x458.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Underwater reef with damaged corals during a bleaching survey conducted in the Cairns\/Cooktown Management Area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in 2017. Image by J. Stella\/Commonwealth of Australia (Reef Authority) (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Julia Baum, a coral reef ecologist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/science\/biology\/people\/profiles\/baum-julia.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">professor at the University of Victoria<\/a> in Canada who was not involved in the report, said she had not reviewed it in detail but described the broader outlook as dire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe coral recovery documented following the third global coral bleaching event is minimal and provides little cause for optimism,\u201d Baum told Mongabay by email. \u201cI would not call 6% a rebound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the frequently cited interval of roughly six years between global bleaching events is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aan8048?referrer=https:\/\/www.google.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">global estimate<\/a>, not a fixed cycle experienced uniformly by reefs. Another global bleaching event is likely developing in 2026 under the current El Ni\u00f1o, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith current global ocean temperatures at an all-time high, the unfolding El Ni\u00f1o will almost certainly be a death sentence for many of the world\u2019s coral reefs,\u201d Baum said.<\/p>\n<p>She said steep, immediate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are essential to avoid losing most reefs this century. Without them, Baum said, interventions to protect corals such as restoration and local stress reduction cannot counter the underlying rise in ocean heat, amounting to \u201crearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330860\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Coral reef east of Iran\u2019s Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123843\/f.-Iran-Kish-Island-coral-2060038384_71077b2b67_o-610x458.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral reef east of Iran\u2019s Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. Image by Hamed Saber via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hamed\/2060038384\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Flickr<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Uneven losses<\/h2>\n<p>The global trend masks sharp regional differences. Hard coral cover declined 48.7% in the region encompassing the northern Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, and 43.4% in the Caribbean Sea. The Pacific Ocean\u2019s corals declined 18.3%, while Australia\u2019s fell 10.9%.<\/p>\n<p>The report found no clear long-term change in Brazil, the East Asian Seas, the Eastern Tropical Pacific, or the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. South Asia and the Western Indian Ocean registered increases of 16.2% and 43%, respectively, but the report cautions that degraded starting conditions and sparse early observations complicate those suggested trends.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment also examined changes in macroalgal cover on coral reefs. Macroalgae are seaweeds with <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9858843\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">important ecological roles<\/a>, but excessive cover can crowd out corals and hinder growth of new corals, impeding reef recovery after disturbances. Scientists track them because increases in macroalgae can indicate declining reef resilience. While global macroalgal cover grew by 44.1% relative to the 1980-2009 reference period, macroalgae covered just 6.8% of coral reefs globally in 2024. The authors found no evidence of a worldwide shift from coral-dominated to algae-dominated reefs, though such transitions have occurred in particular locales.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330858\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330858\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bright yellow polyps of a turret coral at night.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123822\/h.-Turret-coral-121247-2-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bright yellow polyps of a turret coral at night. Image by K. Anthony\/<a href=\"https:\/\/gbrmpa.imagelibrary.me\/search?q=121247&amp;s=id&amp;d=desc&amp;assetType__ne=supportingDocument&amp;status=AVAILABLE\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Commonwealth of Australia<\/a> (Reef Authority) (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/deed.en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Supporting reef recovery<\/h2>\n<p>Around 104 million people now live within 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) of a coral reef, according to the study. This is 46% more than two decades ago, increasing both human pressure and dependence on reefs.<\/p>\n<p>Although reefs cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/status-coral-reefs-world-2020\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">less than 0.2%<\/a> of the ocean floor, they support at least 25% of marine species and sustain the livelihoods, food security and cultural traditions of nearly a billion people.<\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero said fishing sustainably, improving water quality and controlling coastal development can preserve local reefs\u2019 capacity to recover.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330856\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330856\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon City, Banten Province, Indonesia. Experts say the best chance for coral reefs is to rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions while protecting areas that may provide refuge from ocean warming.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-2048x1150.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-1800x1012.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/25123805\/n.-coal-plant-GP0STTB7D-610x343.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suralaya coal power plant in Cilegon City, Banten Province, Indonesia. Experts say the best chance for coral reefs is to rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions while protecting areas that may provide refuge from ocean warming. Image \u00a9 Kasan Kurdi\/<a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/Detail\/27MZIFJWKDWR1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Greenpeace<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/04\/scientists-warn-coral-restoration-cant-keep-pace-with-global-reef-collapse\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Restoring<\/a> damaged reefs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aims.gov.au\/research-topics\/environmental-issues\/climate-change\/assisted-evolution\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">assisted evolution<\/a> \u2014 breeding corals that can better withstand heat \u2014 may help in some places, Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero said. But local projects can only do so much as marine heat waves intensify. The best chance for reefs, he said, is to rapidly cut emissions while protecting areas that may remain relatively sheltered from warming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShrinking recovery windows will have a more profound impact on reef composition and function than we yet fully understand, with the potential for long-lasting consequences for coral reef ecosystems,\u201d Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero said.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Banner image<\/strong>: Various fish including bigscale soldierfish (<\/em>Myripristis berndti<em>), Moorish idols (<\/em>Zanclus cornutus<em>), and a masked angelfish (<\/em>Genicanthus personatus<em>) swim in a small outcropping of coral on a reef in Papah\u0101naumoku\u0101kea Marine National Monument, Hawai\u2019i, in 2017. Image by Andrew Gray\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/papahanaumokuakea\/24175296337\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">NOAA<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/deed.en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">CC BY-NC 2.0<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FWf8zOtnIi\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/02\/coral-bleaching-how-warming-seas-are-transforming-the-worlds-reefs\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Coral bleaching: How warming seas are transforming the world\u2019s reefs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cCoral bleaching: How warming seas are transforming the world\u2019s reefs\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/02\/coral-bleaching-how-warming-seas-are-transforming-the-worlds-reefs\/embed\/#?secret=DYQM32cICB#?secret=FWf8zOtnIi\" data-secret=\"FWf8zOtnIi\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OH2ALzixa2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Global ocean breaks records with 100 days of heat as El Ni\u00f1o adds new threat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cGlobal ocean breaks records with 100 days of heat as El Ni\u00f1o adds new threat\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/global-ocean-breaks-records-with-100-days-of-heat-as-el-nino-adds-new-threat\/embed\/#?secret=huUXrhd4Nu#?secret=OH2ALzixa2\" data-secret=\"OH2ALzixa2\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Gonz\u00e1lez-Rivero, M., Dallison,T., Wicquart, J., Brigdale, A., Logan, M., Fobert, E. K., Staub, F., and Planes, S. (eds.), 2026. Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59387\/LFPR6347\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">10.59387\/LFPR6347<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hughes,\u00a0T.\u00a0P., Anderson,\u00a0K.\u00a0D., Connolly,\u00a0S.\u00a0R., Heron,\u00a0S.\u00a0F., Kerry,\u00a0J.\u00a0T., Lough,\u00a0J.\u00a0M., \u2026 Wilson,\u00a0S.\u00a0K. (2018). Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene. Science, 359(6371), 80-83. doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/science.aan8048\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">10.1126\/science.aan8048<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fabricius,\u00a0K.\u00a0E., Crossman,\u00a0K., Jonker,\u00a0M., Mongin,\u00a0M., &amp; Thompson,\u00a0A. (2023). Macroalgal cover on coral reefs: Spatial and environmental predictors, and decadal trends in the Great Barrier Reef. PLOS ONE, 18(1), e0279699. doi:<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0279699\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">10.1371\/journal.pone.0279699<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Feedback<\/b>: Use <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/260768810431356\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">this form<\/a> to send a message to the editor of this post. If you want to post a public comment, you can do that at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<div id=\"single-article-footer\">\n<div id=\"cite-article\" class=\"align-left banner bg-brand-color crossref-doi outlined ph--16 pv--16\">\n<h2>Cite this article<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"crossref-doi\">Keith Anthony Fabro (2026). Global coral reefs get less time to recover as oceans heat up, report finds. Mongabay Conservation news. 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