More than 80% of the world’s #reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record
Reefs in at least 82 countries were exposed to enough heat to turn corals white. #CoralReefs are known for their high concentration of biodiversity that supports about a third of all #marine species and a billion people. Record high #ocean temperatures have spread like an #underwater wildfire over corals across the #Pacific, #Atlantic and Indian oceans.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/23/coral-reef-bleaching-worst-global-event-on-record #climatechange #climatecrisis
Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra made a surprising finding while examining museum specimens: caddisfly larvae from the early #1970s were already incorporating microplastics into their protective casings.
These #underwater #insects normally build tubes from pebbles, sand, and plant matter. Finding plastic in 50-year-old specimens from non-urban streams shows how long these pollutants have affected even relatively pristine ecosystems.
Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/microplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971
The World’s Most Powerful #Underwater #Turbines
https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/the-world-s-most-powerful-underwater-turbines
We've turned on the magic algae lamp just for you today. A little romance is a must!
Throw away your lava lamps! This one is all the rage now
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@jens_schuette diving his #JJ in #widdauen.
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Thought I'd share this sea lion, the last in my underwater series, happy Friday!
Available here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/underwater-sea-lion-tina-lecour.html
Can't have an underwater series without an octopus, happy Thursday!
Available here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/underwater-octopus-tina-lecour.html
A colorful turtle for Wednesday, have a good one!
Available here...https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/underwater-sea-turtle-tina-lecour.html
What I like about diving are these unexpected moments.
Our local lake. Been there hundreds of times. You think to yourself, nothing special.
And then you experience this special light mood, this abundance of color. The shore is flooded. Just below the surface, you get unexpected insights into the beauty of nature. The good things are often so close.
This moment, captured in the fall of 2024.
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Looks deadly boring?
Yes, on the surface! But take a look at what can be hidden underneath...
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Thought I'd share another from my new underwater world series, happy Tuesday!
Underwater Seahorse...Available here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/underwater-seahorse-tina-lecour.html
Some colorful underwater vibes for Monday, have a good one!
Available here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/colorful-fish-3-tina-lecour.html
sun, seen from underwater resort
#Sun #Futuristic #Fractal #Glow #Sci-fi #Underwater #Ornate #Symmetry #Light #Copper #Cyan #Teal #Blue #Dark
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion
on actual stuff: https://aieris.art/featured/sun-seen-from-underwater-resort-eris-and-ai.html