Coral Reefs Under Threat from Climate Warming
New scientific studies reveal that coral reefs are facing severe pressure from global warming, with ocean acidification posing a significant threat to marine life.
According to recent research, warm-water coral reefs have crossed a tipping point due to global heating and are dying at an accelerated rate. This is attributed to repeated mass bleaching events, impacting hundreds of millions of people who rely on them for fishing, tourism, and protection from rising seas and storm surges.
Global average temperatures are approximately 1.3-1.4C above pre-industrial times, exceeding the thermal tipping point of coral reefs, which is estimated to be 1.2C of warming.
If the trend is not reversed, coral reefs around the world will be lost.
The second Global Tipping Points report, released on Monday, was produced by over 160 scientists in 23 countries, led by the Global Systems Institute at the UK’s University of Exeter.
Author's summary: Coral reefs are dying due to climate warming.
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