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Coral Reefs

Diving Deep for Site-Specific Art

Arts, Culture & Media

You’ll need a wetsuit to see Jason deCaires Taylor’s sculptures: they put the art in artificial reef.

Elkhorn coral

Coral off the coast of Cuba is flourishing — a rare glimmer of hope for this threatened ecosystem

Environment
Havana Harbor has remained extremely polluted for decades as Cuba has lacked the money and technology to clean it up, but normalized relations relations with Washington could help change that.

Change in US-Cuba relations presents big risks — and rewards — for Cuba’s environment

Environment

A Bright Spot for Coral Reefs

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Winners and Losers: How Climate Change Affects Coral Reefs

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Global Warming: Coral Reefs at Risk

Living On Earth’s Daniel Grossman reports that researchers are finding new diseases attacking coral reefs off the Florida Keys. As they scramble to explain the outbreaks, some scientists say that warmer ocean temperatures could be an important factor.

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DISAPPEARING CORAL REEFS

One of the world’s most important living systems lies just out of view, in the ocean. Every four years the world’s leading coral reef experts gather to try to assess the present health of the world’s reef ecosystems. Bob Carty reports from Panama, with snorkel in hand, on the latest findings.

Coral Reefs

Coral reefs have long been in trouble, but the challenges they face are changing. Host Steve Curwood talks with reporter John Ryan, who was in Bali, Indonesia for the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium.

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