{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"107101","title":"Sewage contamination locations threatening west Hawai\u02bbi coral reefs","body":"A new Arizona State University study reveals the extent to which sewage pollution threatens the fragile coral reef ecosystems of west Hawai\u02bbi Island.\u0026nbsp;The study identifies exactly where sewage-contaminated water is entering the ocean, further damaging coral reefs already impacted by climate\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222025-08-26T08:30:29-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/26\/2025-8:30am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers were able to pinpoint locations where high levels of fecal bacteria are driving ocean contamination and damaging coral reefs.","teaser":"A new Arizona State University study reveals the extent to which sewage pollution threatens the fragile coral reef ecosystems of west Hawai\u02bbi Island.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/kelly%20water%20sampling%20from%20boat.jpeg?itok=vk4eFSDc","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20250826-environment-and-sustainability-sewage-contamination-locations-threatening-west-hawaii","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2025-08\/kelly%20water%20sampling%20from%20boat.jpeg?itok=vk4eFSDc","image_alt":"Kelly Hondula collecting water samples","image_caption":"Research scientist Kelly Hondula gathers water samples from submarine groundwater discharge sites along west Hawai\u02bbi Island. 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Arizona State University researchers are finding actionable pathways to protect coral reefs in an unexpected place: existing policy focusing on land.","teaser":"Earth\u2019s coral reef ecosystems continue to be exposed to human stressors such as overfishing and pollution, placing these habitats at greater risk of extinction.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/corals.jpg?itok=5Q0kq456","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221212-new-study-shows-policies-designed-land-use-can-also-protect-coral-reefs","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Media Relations and Strategic Communications","contributor-contact-information-name":"Katelyn Reinhart","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/corals.jpg?itok=5Q0kq456","image_alt":"Bird\u0026#039;s-eye view of coral reef.","image_caption":"Researchers pointed out pre-existing policies that could assist in coral reef preservation. 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Additional threats including\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-10-11T10:40:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/11\/2022-10:40am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU\u0026#039;s Allen Coral Atlas has launched an improved tool that monitors both human drivers of coral loss and reef response, providing conservationists data to manage coastlines and reefs.","teaser":"The loss of coral reefs is a serious threat to the health of marine ecosystems around the world.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/turbidity_credit_greg_asner.jpeg?itok=kZAQviIx","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20221011-global-engagement-asus-allen-coral-atlas-launches-improved-tool-uncover-reef-threats","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/turbidity_credit_greg_asner.jpeg?itok=kZAQviIx","image_alt":"Aerial view of plumes of turbid water on a beach in Molokai, Hawai\u02bbi.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Conservation|Biology|Ecology|Environment|Life Science|Science|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty|Policymakers","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93899","title":"An ocean of opportunity","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2022 year in review.A new school dedicated to the study of the ocean and its ecosystems, and it is based in the desert?Something so improbable and dynamic could only happen at Arizona State University and the ever-forward-looking Julie Ann\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-09-15T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E09\/15\/2022-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new school dedicated to the study of the ocean and its ecosystems, and it is based in the desert? Something so improbable and dynamic could only happen at Arizona State University and the ever-forward-looking Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. The laboratory\u0026#039;s College of Global Futures announces the launch of its fourth school, which advances learning, discovery and partnerships that shape a thriving global future: the School of Ocean Futures.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/bios-ecotox-boat-min.jpg?itok=i1R5yd3F","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220915-global-engagement-ocean-opportunity","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/bios-ecotox-boat-min.jpg?itok=i1R5yd3F","image_alt":"Underwater view of part of a coral reef in an ocean with the shadow of a boat passing by above.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Biology and society|Bioscience|Environment|Sustainability|Research|Community partnerships|University","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Policymakers","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi|Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 14 Life Below Water","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"93088","title":"ASU scientists study the response of tropical forests to climate change","body":"Beneath green canopies of towering trees, vivid colors flash by on outstretched wings, while underfoot, a small green tree frog leaps onto a large leaf. In the distance, a chimpanzee reaches for a fruit hanging above his head. This is a tropical forest, rich with life and teeming with biodiversity\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-17T14:32:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/17\/2022-2:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"To protect and restore tropical rainforests, Arizona State University researchers joined a study led by Oxford University to uncover critical information about the forests and their ability to respond to the impacts of climate change.","teaser":"Beneath green canopies of towering trees, vivid colors flash by on outstretched wings, while underfoot, a small green tree frog leaps onto a large leaf. 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Reprinted from \u201cFunctional susceptibility of tropical forests to climate change,\u201d by J. A.Guti\u00e9rrez, 2022, Nature Ecology and Evolution.","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Environment|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"92833","title":"Scientists map living corals for first time before, after marine heat wave","body":"As the world sees rising ocean temperatures, it will also see more cases of coral bleaching. When corals bleach, they become more vulnerable to other stressors such as water pollution.However, many reefs harbor corals that persist despite warming oceans.Unraveling the complex issue of coral\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-05-02T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/02\/2022-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Unraveling the complex issue of coral bleaching and its impact on their survival or death may be key to conserving coral reefs \u2014 ecosystems that approximately half a billion people around the world rely on for food, jobs, recreation and coastline protection. In a new study, ASU scientists contributed to research that may eventually provide an opportunity to scale up reef monitoring like never before.","teaser":"As the world sees rising ocean temperatures, it will also see more cases of coral bleaching. When corals bleach, they become more vulnerable to other stressors such as water pollution.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/hawaii_coral_bleaching_1.png?itok=6flXoJLA","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220502-scientists-map-living-corals-first-time-and-after-marine-heat-wave-winners-and-losers","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science","contributor-contact-information-name":"Makenna Flynn","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/hawaii_coral_bleaching_1.png?itok=6flXoJLA","image_alt":"Coral Bleaching in Hawaii.","image_caption":"Example of coral bleaching in Hawaii.","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory","interests":"Climate change|Conservation|Environment|Science|Sustainability","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"92783","title":"ASU leaps to No. 2 globally for UN Sustainable Development Goals, retains top US spot","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2022 year in review.Arizona State University has been recognized as a global leader in sustainability efforts, coming in second in the world and first in the U.S. in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released Wednesday.The annual\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-04-27T11:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/27\/2022-11:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University has been recognized as a global leader in sustainability efforts, coming in second in the world and first in the U.S. in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released Wednesday.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/kaneohe_bay.jpg?itok=_elYCmtP","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220427-global-engagement-asu-leaps-no-2-globally-un-sustainable-development-goals-retains-top-us","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus, Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/kaneohe_bay.jpg?itok=_elYCmtP","image_alt":"Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Decision Theater|Morrison Institute for Public Policy|Office Of The President|Thunderbird School of Global Management","interests":"Conservation|Grants \/ Awards|Starbucks|Environment|Sustainability|Sustainability @ ASU","audiences":"Faculty|Staff|Community|Policymakers|Students","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi|Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}},{"node":{"nid":"92257","title":"ASU scientists use satellites in space to measure coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef","body":"Off the coast of Australia, the sixth wonder of the world sits below the waves, both beautiful and critical to our planet. There, the marine ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef captures carbon through seagrass and mangroves, generates significant economic activity through tourism, protects the\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-03-21T15:44:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/21\/2022-3:44pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Leading scientists are warning of a critical threat against the coral ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. In 2021, Arizona State University\u0026#039;s Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science released a beta global bleaching monitoring system. The first-of-its-kind monitoring system was added to a suite of data products on the Allen Coral Atlas, a global mapping and monitoring data resource.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Off the coast of Australia, the sixth wonder of the world sits below the waves, both beautiful and critical to our planet.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/gbr_coral_bleaching_week_ending_february_28_2022.png?itok=3YGWRGrw","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220321-asu-scientists-use-satellites-space-measure-coral-bleaching-great-barrier-reef","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science","contributor-contact-information-name":"Makenna Flynn","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/gbr_coral_bleaching_week_ending_february_28_2022.png?itok=3YGWRGrw","image_alt":"Aerial view of coral bBleaching in the Great Barrier Reef.","image_caption":"Coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef as detected by the Allen Coral Atlas, week ending Feb. 28.","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Climate change|Ecology|Environment|Life Science|Sustainability|Technology","audiences":"Faculty|Students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"92231","title":"ASU researchers use airborne remote sensing in the hunt for pathogen killing Hawaiian tree","body":"According to legend, Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, once fell in love with the handsome warrior \u02bb\u014chi\u02bba and asked him to marry her. But \u02bb\u014chi\u02bba had already pledged his love to another, Lehua. Pele, heartbroken and furious in rage, turned \u02bb\u014chi\u02bba into a twisted tree.\u0026nbsp;The gods took\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-03-17T13:02:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/17\/2022-1:02pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU researchers are seeking to understand the spread of a fungal pathogen wreaking havoc on Hawaii\u0026#039;s ecosystem and threatening the existence of the \u0026#039;\u014chi\u0026#039;a lehua (metrosideros polymorpha), a tree native to six Hawaiian islands and deeply tied to the environment and culture.","teaser":"According to legend, Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, once fell in love with the handsome warrior \u02bb\u014chi\u02bba and asked him to marry her. But \u02bb\u014chi\u02bba had already pledged his love to another, Lehua.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ohiablossom.jpeg?itok=Y1Tg7Qo6","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220317-ohia-lehua-asu-researchers-use-airborne-remote-sensing-hunt-hawaiis-deadly-pathogen","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science","contributor-contact-information-name":"Makenna Flynn","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Hawai\u02bbi","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/ohiablossom.jpeg?itok=Y1Tg7Qo6","image_alt":"Ohia blossom.","image_caption":"\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba blossom.","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science","interests":"Environment|Science|Sustainability|Technology","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Hawai\u02bbi","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"91760","title":"Study: Sunken ships ideal habitat for reef-building corals","body":"An hour and a half before sunrise on the morning of Feb. 17, 1944, 500\u0026nbsp;U.S. Navy Grumman Hellcats swarmed the Japanese base at Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia, the South Pacific.Merchant tankers, ammunition ships, a cruiser, an auxiliary cruiser, two destroyers and a minesweeper tried desperately\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-02-17T16:53:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/17\/2022-4:53pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new study led by Arizona State University ecologist Greg Asner suggests that very large wrecks can serve as havens for reef-building corals, which are as diverse as corals found on neighboring natural reefs. Large artificial reefs could protect coral biodiversity from warming surface waters.","teaser":"An hour and a half before sunrise on the morning of Feb. 17, 1944, 500\u0026nbsp;U.S. Navy Grumman Hellcats swarmed the Japanese base at Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia, the South Pacific.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/adsc_5060.jpg?itok=v7-9qgUi","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220217-discoveries-asu-study-sunken-ships-ideal-habitat-for-reefs","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/adsc_5060.jpg?itok=v7-9qgUi","image_alt":"Keel of the Japanese battleship Nagato, Bikini Atoll","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science|School of Earth and Space Exploration|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Science|Sustainability|Research|Military","audiences":"Faculty|Policymakers","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"91147","title":"Ocean habitats can be devastatingly different in the next 40 years as climate change progresses","body":"As climate change progresses, conditions in more than half of the ocean are going to be novel, meaning new and significantly different, than they have been in the last 50 years, a new study found.\u0026nbsp;The research led by Steven Mana\u0027oakamai Johnson, postdoctoral research scholar in Arizona State\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-12-03T09:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/03\/2021-9:55am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"New research provides a detailed look into how climate change may impact ocean habitats and identifies the places that are most at risk.","teaser":"As climate change progresses, conditions in more than half of the ocean are going to be novel, meaning new and significantly different, than they have been in the last 50 years, a new study found.\u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/reef_.jpg?itok=is91_nyH","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20211203-ocean-habitats-can-be-devastatingly-different-next-40-years-climate-change-progresses","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Molecular Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"David Rozul","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-3673","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/reef_.jpg?itok=is91_nyH","image_alt":"","image_caption":"New research provides a detailed look into how climate change may impact ocean habitats and identifies the places that are most at risk. 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And one particular underwater ecosystem provides a lifeline for life below water and life on land\u0026nbsp;\u2014 coral reefs.\u0026nbsp;At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the\u0026nbsp;UN Secretary-General\u2019s Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-12-02T14:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E12\/02\/2021-2:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Discussions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference highlighted the importance of coral reef management and demonstrated a clear need for more commitment from policy and decision-makers. ASU sustainability experts agree.","teaser":"The ocean covers 71% of our planet\u0027s surface. 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Following its notorious cousin carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas methane creates problems of its own. Methane is a leading cause of climate change worldwide and a\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-10-12T12:57:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/12\/2021-12:57pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Methane is a leading cause of climate change worldwide. In a public-private partnership led by Carbon Mapper, Arizona State University is part of a team preparing to deploy a constellation of satellites to respond to the climate crisis. ","teaser":"Across the globe, science echoes the same and intensifying message: We must mitigate climate change and support our ecosystems. 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To date, there has not been a global system in place to monitor coral reefs under the stresses that may lead to their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-05-19T13:17:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/19\/2021-1:17pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Allen Coral Atlas has released the world\u2019s first real-time, satellite-based global coral reef bleaching monitoring system. Combined with the Atlas\u2019 reef extent and composition maps, the full suite of mapping and monitoring tools of the Allen Coral Atlas Monitoring System provides a comprehensive and unprecedented picture of changes to coral reefs over time, giving scientists, decision- and policymakers and the reef management community critically important information urgently needed for rapid response and conservation. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"The current prognosis for our world\u2019s coral reefs is bleak. 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