"The current review foresees three future trends in the area of coral reefs and climate change, including (i) incorporating future scenarios, (ii) climate-induced temperature changes, and (iii) adaptation strategies."

"We determine the extent to which downscaled cyclones represent observed cyclone characteristics that influence wave damage to Australian coral reef regions."

" Forecasting the influence of climate change on coral biodiversity and reef functioning is important for informing policy decisions. Dominance shifts, tropicalization and local extinctions are common responses of climate change, but uncertainty surrounds the reliability of predicted coral community transformations. "

"NCEI represents a merger of NOAA’s former three data centers— the National Climatic Data Center, the National Geophysical Data Center, and the National Oceanographic Data Center. NCEI hosts and provides access to comprehensive oceanic, atmospheric, and geophysical data. It is the nation’s leading authority for environmental information. This page was formerly the National Climatic Data Center."

Make custom graphs and tables with data that are updated every 24 hours.

"The Climate Explorer lets you visualize climate data in map form. You can adjust displays to focus on particular times or areas of interest"

"NOAA’s Climate.gov is a timely source of authoritative scientific data and information about climate. The Maps & Data section provide climate maps and datasets that document various climate conditions, as diverse as evaporative stress maps, monthly wind charts, and record high and low temperatures. The global climate dashboard makes data about climate change, climate variability, and climate projections accessible in one convenient package.

Maps and Data: https://www.climate.gov/maps-data

Global Climate Dashboard - https://www.climate.gov/maps-data#global-climate-dashboard"

Out of 5,610 identified coral species, an estimated 232 are threatened with extinction according to the IUCN Red List. While this number may seem low at first glance, the importance of healthy coral reefs for the marine ecosystem is hard to understate. Reefs only cover 0.1 percent of the planet, but they are home to around 25 to 30 percent of all aquatic life. This ratio highlights the need for further conservation efforts to minimize the human impact on these ecosystems. As our chart based on data from the Allen Coral Atlas shows, 0.1 percent doesn't seem so little when put into perspective.

"The ongoing plight of the world's coral reefs is at a critical level in many cases. The latest conservation status, as cited today in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' latest report 'The State of the World’s Biodiversity For Food and Agriculture', almost half of global reef-building coral species is to some extent under threat. 1 percent is considered critically endangered, while 3 percent are endangered, 23 percent vulnerable and 20 'near threatened.'"