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      Six Out of Nine Planetary Boundaries Already Crossed, Study Warns

      "This update on planetary boundaries clearly depicts a patient that is unwell," said one scientist.

      Julia Conley
      Sep 14, 2023

      Scientists behind a new study on the crossing of the Earth's "planetary boundaries" on Wednesday likened the planet to a sick patient, warning that six out of nine barriers that ensure the Earth is a "safe operating space for humanity" have now been breached.

      Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), and other international institutions analyzed 2,000 studies to update a planetary boundary framework developed in 2009 by the Stockholm Resilience Center, completing the first "complete check-up of all nine processes and systems that determine the stability and resilience of the planet."

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      A nurse shark is seen at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve coral reef

      Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide

      “This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert.

      Julia Conley
      Aug 11, 2023

      A coral reef forecast released by scientists in the United States this week projects high levels of heat stress for reefs across the Caribbean and off the coasts of several Central and South American countries in the coming months, prompting alarm among experts regarding a potential threat to reefs throughout the planet's oceans.

      The Coral Reef Watch project at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that reefs throughout the Caribbean and the southern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans have a 90% chance of heat stress over the next four months, necessitating an alert level of 2.

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      'Terrifying': Scientists Raise Alarm Over Unprecedented Global Ocean Heat

      The global average ocean surface temperature is expected to rise even further in the coming months as El Niño strengthens.

      Julia Conley
      Aug 04, 2023

      Climate scientists on Friday said the rapidly rising temperature of the planet's oceans is cause for major concern, particularly as policymakers in the top fossil fuel emissions-producing countries show no sign of ending planet-heating oil and gas extraction.

      The European Union's climate agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service, reported this week that the average daily global ocean surface temperature across the planet reached 20.96°C (69.7°F), breaking the record of 20.95°C that was previously set in 2016.

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