Climate Change Putting Coral Reefs At Risk
Posted by at Jul 18th, 2008 in Green Trends
The impacts of climate change are already being felt, especially in the most fragile and marginal ecosystems around the world. In particular, coral reefs, which are extremely sensitive to changes in the temperature and acidity of the water in which they form, are being destabilized by a changing ocean environment. Several scientific studies have demonstrated that many of the world’s coral reefs are precariously close to total failure. A new study, while confirming this conclusion, does offer some hope. read more
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