United KingdomA new report titled 'Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2025' reveals that coral reefs are recovering more slowly due to increasing ocean temperatures. The report, compiled by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network using data from over 21 million observations, indicates that global hard coral cover has decreased by 9.5% since 1980–2009. This decline is primarily attributed to four major coral bleaching events driven by marine heatwaves linked to climate change. These events occur more frequently, every five to six years rather than once a decade, and disrupt the natural maturation and reproduction cycles of corals. While there was a 6% increase in coral cover between 2017 and 2019, this was reversed by the fourth global bleaching event starting in 2023, leading to significant losses, particularly on the Great Barrier Reef and Western Australian reefs. Experts warn that the frequency and severity of disturbances are outpacing the ability of corals to regenerate, threatening the long-term survival of reef ecosystems.
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