Fred Pearce
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Sargassum Superbloom: Seaweed Scourge or Ecological Boon? (opens the original)
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Many of America’s favorite beaches in Florida and the Caribbean have been piled high with foul-smelling seaweed again this summer, often in record amounts. What disappointed tourists may not know is that the inundations, which also smother coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses, are just the most visible sign of a vast new marine ecosystem — an expanse of floating sargassum that since 2011 has seemingly come from nowhere to spread in a 5,500-mile-long belt from Mexico to West Africa and Florida
Bomb Fishing Is Wreaking Havoc on Indonesia's Coral Reefs (opens the original)
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This article was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Fishers operating off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, are detonating more than 8,000 underwater explosives each year, researchers estimate. The practice is turning picturesque coral reefs to “rubble.” Nicknamed the “Amazon of the Seas,” the Coral Triangle is the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystem. Sink below the surface and you’ll encounter the sound of
One of the World's ‘Most Wanted’ Lost Fish Is Rediscovered (opens the original)
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On a vast network of rivers flowing through the jungles of Papua New Guinea, researchers have rediscovered the spinach pipefish, a relative of the seahorse, which had not been recorded in more than 40 years. The fish has long been sought after by conservationists, who feared it had gone extinct. On an expedition that unfolded like a search for a missing person, researchers spent two weeks traversing the Sepik River and its tributaries, scouring villages and markets for evidence of the missing pi
Rising CO2 Speeds the Growth of Grasses on the African Savanna (opens the original)
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On the arid African savanna, grasses are growing faster than they were a generation ago, boosted by rising levels of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. That is the finding of a new study that warns that faster growth could fuel larger wildfires and alter the distribution of wildlife. Since the dawn of the industrial age, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has grown by half, which is helping to speed photosynthesis and cause many plants to grow faster. The phenomenon, kn
As Deforestation Falls in Brazil, It Surges in Neighboring Bolivia (opens the original)
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As Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in a country where land is cheap and enforcement lax. As Bolivia faces high inflation, waning revenues from natural gas, and widespread unrest, the government is looking to soybeans and other commodity crops to drive growth, Bloomberg reports. A recent influx of growers from Brazil and other countries has expanded the agricultural footprint, at the expen
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