Coral will dissolve if CO2 emissions don’t change

Coral will dissolve if CO2 emissions don’t change

The Conversation

03 September 2013


The world’s coral reefs will quickly dissolve if greenhouse gas emissions continue on current trends, a new simulation has found.

Greenhouse gases cause the ocean to become warmer and more acidic, which bleaches and kills coral reefs, as well as the underwater ecosystems that form around them. Read more

 

 

 

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