News articles tagged with 'bleaching' (Page 3)
'Green' hair bleach may become environmentally friendly consumer product
— 25 Mar 2009 15:16 | ChemistryScientists from Japan today reported development of what could be the world's first 'green' hair bleach, an environmentally friendly preparation for lightening the colour of hair on…
Coral reefs may start dissolving when atmospheric CO2 doubles
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentRising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on ocean water are making it increasingly difficult for coral reefs to grow, say scientists. A study to be published…
Long-term recovery of reefs from bleaching requires local action to increase resilience
— 5 Feb 2009 10:52 | EnvironmentIn the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Professor Dr Peter Glynn, and 2008 Pew Fellow for Marine…
Tom Cruise smile comes with a sunburn price
— 1 Feb 2009 20:26 | HealthUV light-enhanced tooth bleaching is not only a con, but is dangerous to your eyes and skin, says a Royal Society of Chemistry journal. The light treatment gives absolutely no benefit…
Time running out on coral reefs as climate change becomes increasing threat
— 11 Dec 2008 11:53 | EnvironmentIncreasing pressures from climate change will reach a tipping point in less than a decade triggering a significant decline in the health of the planet's coral reef ecosystems according…
Rising carbon dioxide 'will hit coral reefs harder'
— 29 Oct 2008 13:56 | EnvironmentRising carbon dioxide levels in the world's oceans could deliver a disastrous blow to the ability of coral reefs to withstand climate change. A major new investigation by Australian…
Coral bleaching disturbs the structure of fish communities
— 29 Oct 2008 11:54 | EnvironmentThere is no longer any shadow of a doubt about the impact of global warming on coral reefs. A rise of a few degrees in sea surface temperature induces the expulsion of essential microscopic…
New prediction system calls for low level of coral bleaching in Caribbean this year
— 14 Jul 2008 17:34 | EnvironmentA new NOAA coral bleaching prediction system indicates that there will be some bleaching in the Caribbean later this year, but the event will probably not be severe. NOAA issued the…