Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Coral reef

  1. Local human disturbances suppress potential coral climate refugia
    Local human disturbances suppress coral reef climate refugia globally, but targeted intervention could restore protection against marine heatwaves.
  2. Global coral heat stress reached record levels from 2018 to 2025
    The 4th global coral bleaching event shows 87% of reefs in continuous heat stress since 2018, marking a shift to near-annual bleaching that overwhelms coral recovery capacity.