Climate Change Threatens to Erase 25 Million Hectares of Kelp Forests by 2050
A study in PLOS Biology warns that warming waters are destroying kelp forests faster than restoration efforts can replace them.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 8 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 8 September at 17:00 UTC; Spotlight news only followed 1h 00m later. The most recent article, from Spotlight news only, appeared on 8 September at 18:00 UTC.
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- Karen Filbee-Dexter
- University of Western Australia
- PLOS Biology