A new study poses dramatic future expectations for coral reefs around the world

[hydor_italy]

A new study poses dramatic future expectations for coral reefs around the world, concluding half of global coral reefs will be compromised by climate change by 2035.

Let us love the oceans and protect them with our responsible behaviour

Rif: Co-occurring anthropogenic stressors reduce the timeframe of environmental viability for the world’s coral reefs Pictures by Vardhan Patankar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#globalwarming #bleaching #coralreefs #heating #climatechange #plosbiology #globalwarming #oceanwarming

 

[Jposch]

@wvned exactly. 99% of the issues are NOT co2, nor "climate change." They are contributing factors for sure, but we should be looking at CHEMICAL contamination more, as well as nutrient pollution.
The "Green Washing" is for real! Before electric cars, there was emission devices. The tail pipe emissions are reduced, but the fuel economy is drastically reduced. So...burn more fuel, but less efficient?
A good start to addressing co2 would be to attack the global trade. The freighters feom China to the US and back contribute the majority of the co2 that are feasible to reduce significantly.

They've barely scratched the surface with testing things like Monsantos Roundup's effects on reefs. They use that stuff excessively in Australia and other places where runoff irrefutably reaches the coral reefs.
I'm so tired of the consumer being the solution to preserving the ecosystem while large manufacturers are essentially encouraged to do as they please.

 

[Jposch]

It's really no surprise when they find new reefs, they are far away from developed areas, or humans at all, and often are pristine.

 

[hydor_italy]

It couldn't be different... it a new reef was near a human settlement, someone would have discovered, don't you think so?

Anyway we believe that could be better if all of us would acting to improve the world...

 

[Jposch]

It couldn't be different... it a new reef was near a human settlement, someone would have discovered, don't you think so?

The point was, any new reef found AWAY from humans, is typically pristine.
Constantly blaming the consumer for the global climate instead of putting pressure on the corporation's impact on the local environment is the issue.
3 newest reef found, all in spectacular condition. Lack of human presence and development is hardly a coincidence..
Ecuador

Tahiti

Australia