一场2024年的海洋热浪在一棵树礁杀死了75%的戈尼奥波拉珊瑚,导致疾病加速损失。 A 2024 marine heatwave killed 75% of Goniopora corals at One Tree Reef, with disease accelerating losses.

2024年的海洋热浪因厄尔尼诺现象和气候变化而恶化,引发大堡礁一树礁中耐热的戈尼奥波拉珊瑚广泛漂白,75%受到影响。 A marine heatwave in 2024, worsened by El Niño and climate change, triggered widespread bleaching in heat-resilient Goniopora corals at One Tree Reef in the Great Barrier Reef, with 75% affected. 一半的漂白殖民地后来感染了黑带疾病——一种稀有但致命的细菌感染,与污染和养分径流有关——到10月导致四分之三的珊瑚死亡,只有四分之一显示部分恢复。 Half of the bleached colonies later contracted black band disease—a rare but deadly bacterial infection linked to pollution and nutrient runoff—leading to the death of three-quarters of the coral by October, with only a quarter showing partial recovery. 科学家警告极端热和疾病的综合压力是巨大的珊瑚复原力,可能将热带珊瑚礁推过临界点,威胁生物多样性、沿海保护和超过10亿人的粮食安全。 Scientists warn the combined stress of extreme heat and disease is overwhelming coral resilience, possibly pushing tropical reefs past a tipping point, threatening biodiversity, coastal protection, and food security for over a billion people. 紧急减少全球排放对于防止进一步崩溃至关重要。 Urgent global emissions reductions are critical to prevent further collapse.