Mongabay on Nostr: Coral reefs, vital for a billion people globally, face massive loss and potential ...

Coral reefs, vital for a billion people globally, face massive loss and potential collapse within decades due to rising ocean temperatures and acidification, even if emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement are met, scientists say.

A new study challenges this prediction, suggesting reefs could adapt and avoid collapse, albeit with significant changes.

By Keith Anthony Fabro
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/coral-reefs-could-survive-climate-change-but-in-altered-state-study-says/

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