Coral bleaching

Victories at the Battles of the Coral Sea (4-8 May) and Midway (4-7 June) changed the operational and strategic picture. These continued Japanese aggressive actions led to the development of Operation Pestilence, the campaign for the Solomon Islands targeting the enemy base at Rabaul.…

Battle of the Coral Sea was one of the major battles that demonstrated the power and effectiveness of the Japanese military, and the work that U.S. had to put in to make their military better. This battle would make Japan empire expand around the pacific. Before the war has even started each sides of the battle had a plan for what they were going to do. Japan plans was to isolate Australia from the allies, and then invade the port city of Moresby. From this Japan now has the ability to have…

The Island of Midway is located in Pacific Ocean, approximately 1,300 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii. Strategically, the island became a valuable asset to obtain during the Pacific War because of its location, as a half way point from Hawaii to Japan. Increased tensions between Japan and the United States came to a climax December 7, 1941; the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Six months later, the United States engaged the Japanese Imperial fleet in the Battle of Midway. The analysis of the events…

commanding officer of the carriers, wanted to take charge in the Pacific by putting all of their power into taking a small island in the Pacific. The United States Navy was in shambles with the losses at Pearl Harbor and the exhaustion felt after Coral Sea, but the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) had its underestimated depth and morale. The victory…

sea temperature trend. This rising sea level trend poses a massive threat to sea life. For instance, around the Galápagos Islands in 2002 the “Sea-surface temperatures rose above 81.5⁰ F (27.5⁰ C) several times, causing repeated coral bleaching events” (Kayden Wolf). Coral reefs are extremely important to the ocean’s…

Global climate change has a direct effect on coral reefs through increased water temperatures. Increased water temperatures result in the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. When the water is warm in coral ecosystems, the coral eject…

The documentary Chasing Coral follows the journey of Richard Vevers, a former “ad man”, as he uncovers the beauty and demise of coral reefs. His love for the ocean began at 16 when he first started diving and this particular quest initiated when he noticed that is favorite creature, sea dragons, were disappearing. This inspired Richard to create the non-profit The Ocean Agency. In an effort to bring about awareness to changes occuring in the ocean Richard and the non-profit created the project…

dying. Most under the sea ecosystems are severely affected by global warming which causes sea levels rising. For example, mangrove ecosystems require constant sea levels to survive. Sea levels are rising and affecting polar bears, sea turtles, and coral reefs. Polar bears are in jeopardy, becoming extinct because their frigid ecosystems are melting. Ice is breaking off of glaciers is melting. Parts of the glaciers are breaking off and dropping into the oceans. When ice melts and drops…

realize is that it affects the ocean too, temperatures are rising and not only that but the ocean chemistry is changing as well due to increased amounts of carbon dioxide dissolving into the ocean. This leads to several complications in the coral reef ecosystems. The coral reef ecosystem is a variety of different species that interact with each other and the physical environment held together by calcium carbonate structures. They are built by colonies of underwater animals in marine waters that…

reef. Coral bleaching is when the water temperatures get so high to the point where the zooxanthellae leave the coral. Coral and the algae have a symbiotic relationship where the coral provides shelter and the algae provides food and color to the coral. When the water temperatures rise, the algae leaves the coral polyps which causes the coral to die and turn white. Two major years of bleaching has happened sequentially as global warming rise. In order to prevent further incidents of coral…