Eco DisasterWarming Waters Leave Great Barrier Reef on Verge of Mass Coral Death It would be the third such mass coral bleaching to hit the world's largest reef system in five years. By Liesl Goecker
School's OutSome Areas of the Ocean Now Have Seven Times More Plastic Than Baby Fish "A single thread [of plastic] in the stomach of a larval fish is potentially a killer." By Pallavi Prasad
Just Keep SwimmingRising Sea Levels Likely to Wipe Out the Homes of 300M People by 2050 Most of Mumbai, and other coastal Asian cities, will be submerged. By Liesl Goecker
Dead Water BodiesClimate Change Is Making Extreme, Once‑in‑a‑Century Flooding an Annual Event: UN Report A change in ocean chemistry is also endangering marine ecosystems, reducing seafood supplies. By Aditi Murti
Glow In The DarkChennai’s Newly Bioluminescent Beach Does Not Bode Well for Its Marine Life Experts say the high concentration of glowing phytoplankton off the coast is a sign of environmental damage. By Liesl Goecker
Shell-ShookReusing Seafood Shells Could Be the Solution to Curbing Plastic Production, Ocean Waste Chitin, a tough material found in crustacean shells, has plastic-like properties and degrades within a few months. By Aditi Murti
