The coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico are in danger as ocean temperatures continue to rise.
by climate scientists and marine biologists found that many regions of the Gulf and the western Caribbean Sea could reach critically warm temperatures as early as 2050, which poses a serious risk for coral survival.It's not too late.
"The results [from the study] are a bit sobering in that they show us that we only have a few decades to try to prepare for an almost total loss of these coral reef systems," Dee says.Ocean warming and acidification lead to coral bleaching — when algae leaves the corals, causing them to turn completely white.Drastic coral bleaching would impact the organisms that rely on the reefs and the subsequent food chain and could also harm local tourism and commercial fisheries near Galveston.
"The only thing that will protect all of the world's coral reefs is slowing ocean warming … and reducing carbon dioxide emissions as fast as we can," Dee says.
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