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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Feb 20, 2020, 09:22 PM Feb 2020

All Coral Reefs Could Be Dead Within 80 Years

A new simulation shows that viable coral sites will virtually all be gone by 2100.

Scientists are racing to preserve and restore coral reefs in the face of climate change.

Rising ocean temperature and acidification must be combated with climate action.

Researchers say the potential death of all coral reefs around the world could come as early as 2100 without meaningful and dramatic intervention. The problem is twofold, with rising ocean temperatures and increasing acidity each contributing to an inhospitable place for corals to live.

https://news.yahoo.com/coral-reefs-could-dead-within-205500874.html

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All Coral Reefs Could Be Dead Within 80 Years (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP
Fish populations extinct in 30 years with coral reefs gone in 80 years. democratisphere Feb 2020 #1

democratisphere

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1. Fish populations extinct in 30 years with coral reefs gone in 80 years.
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 09:27 PM
Feb 2020

The Holocene 6th Mass Extinction is accelerating at an unimaginable rate thanks to human activity.

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