[Coral-List] latest IPCC climate change report statements on coral reefs

[Douglas Fenner]

 IPCC says limiting global warming to 1.5C will require drastic action.  Coral
reefs would almost entirely disappear with 2 degrees of warming, with just
10–30% of existing reefs surviving at 1.5 °C.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06876-2?utm_source=briefing-dy&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=briefing&utm_content=20181009


Key climate panel, citing impending crisis, urges crash effort to reduce
emissions.  Coral reefs are projected to decline 70% to 90% at 1.5°C, but
at 2°C, 99% of reefs would be ravaged.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/key-climate-panel-citing-impending-crisis-urges-crash-effort-reduce-emissions?utm_campaign=news_daily_2018-10-08&et_rid=17045989&et_cid=2416592

By the way, the US government, like most of the rest of the world's
governments, has signed off on this report.

Cheers, Doug

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Douglas Fenner
Contractor for NOAA NMFS Protected Species, and consultant
PO Box 7390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799  USA

Major UN report says climate change is worse than first thought.  Even 1.5C
could cause damage that could run as high as $54 trillion.  (annual US GDP
is US$20 trillion, China and EU should be roughly similar, 2014 world GWP
was US$76 trillion, Purchasing Power Parity was US$107 trillion.)
https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/08/major-un-report-climate-change-worse/?yptr=yahoo