Coral reefs around Hainan are collapsing faster under local damage and warming, but targeted action could reverse losses

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May 12, 2026, 4:00 pm292 ptsTrendingTop
A research team led by Hainan University, together with, among others, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), investigated a total of 102 reef sites in the waters around Hainan Island over a period of 20 years (2000 to 2020). Their analysis shows an…

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