Coral reefs are being destructed due to warming water temperatures and acidic oceans. Find resources on how and why this is happening and what, if anything, can be done about it.

Australian scientists sending robot after destructive starfish
Australian scientists sending robot after destructive starfish, Sept. 3, 2015, By Brooks Hays, UPI.com, Programmers have trained the bot to scan underwater environments and recognize the prese
Coral Reef Destruction
Coral Reef Destruction, Destination-Scuba.com, Combination of text and photos.
Coral Reefs Exposed To Imminent Destruction From Climate Change
Coral Reefs Exposed To Imminent Destruction From Climate Change, July 16, 2009, Adapted from materials provided by Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Article with image; click for a larger view.
Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage
Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage, June 22, 2009, Science Daily, All-text article.
Corals, Already in Danger, Are Facing New Threat From Farmed Algae
Corals, Already in Danger, Are Facing New Threat From Farmed Algae, By Christopher Pala, July 8, 2008, New York Times, Article with image; click for larger version.
Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Crown-of-thorns Starfish, Oceana.org, The Crown-of-thorns Starfish is a sea star named for the spines that cover its body and arms. These spines are somewhat flexible in life and are used for lo
Deadly Sponges Snuffing-Out Coral Colonies
Deadly Sponges Snuffing-Out Coral Colonies, April 28, 2015, By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News, "Sponges are using toxins, mucus, shading and smothering to kill and then take over coral colonies
Human sewage kills imperiled coral: study
Human sewage kills imperiled coral: study, August 17, 2011, Provided by University of Georgia, Physorg.com, Article with images; click to enlarge.
Killer Seaweed Threatens Corals
Killer Seaweed Threatens Corals May 12, 2010, By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience.com Article with photo.
New Photos Show The Rapid Pace Of Great Barrier Reef Bleaching
New Photos Show The Rapid Pace Of Great Barrier Reef Bleaching, May 14, 2016, By Merrit Kennedy, NPR.org, Accompanying this article are photographs showing coral bleaching off the coast of Aus
Reefs could perish by end of century, experts warn
Reefs could perish by end of century, experts warn, By Michael Kahn, July 6, 2009, Reuters.com, Article with photo.
Starfish-killing robot close to trials on Great Barrier Reef
Starfish-killing robot close to trials on Great Barrier Reef, September 2, 2015, By Tom Espiner, BBC.com, An autonomous starfish-killing robot is close to being ready for trials on the Great B
Sunscreen chemicals may be killing coral reefs popular with tourists
Sunscreen chemicals may be killing coral reefs popular with tourists, October 20, 2015, By Brooks Hays, UPI.com, ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- In recent decades, public health officials have
We can fix the Great Barrier Reef
We can fix the Great Barrier Reef, April 6, 2015, ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, Science Daily, Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Ree
Welcome to the Coral Reef
Welcome to the Coral Reef Harcourt School Grade 1. Explore an underwater habitat!