The reefs dodged a bleaching year — but recovery is starkly uneven
Biosphere Expeditions' annual survey finds inner lagoon reefs lagging far behind the cooler outer slopes, two years after the 2024 heat.
Environment
Sea-level rise, coral bleaching and the island condition.
Sunday, 26 July 2026
Plastic Free July closes with a mangrove day at Huraa
Community planting and a cleanup with the island council end a month of ocean programming — in a country producing 43,000 tonnes of plastic waste a year.
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
The atolls have lost another inch, and the monsoon has only just retreated
Measurements from three outer atolls this week show mean high-water levels rising faster than the government's own projection.
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Seawall at GDh. Thinadhoo clears environmental review after redesign
The ministry signs off on a modified alignment that keeps the southern reef flat untouched.
Thursday, 12 March 2026
A nineteen-year study of Maldivian reefs reports a mixed picture
Coral cover in some sheltered lagoons is recovering; exposed outer reefs are not.
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Warmer and drier: February's climate outlook
The Foundation for Environment, Climate and Technology reports above-normal temperatures and well-below-normal rainfall across the country.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Rainfall decline detected across the southern atolls, Met Service says
A pattern, not yet a trend — but one that scientists now say warrants long-term monitoring.