[Coral-List] coral reefs in the news

Douglas Fenner douglasfennertassi at gmail.com
Thu Jul 29 05:59:22 UTC 2021


Scientists are terrified that Earth's coral reefs are doomed.  Only we can
save them.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-are-terrified-that-earth-s-coral-reefs-are-doomed-only-we-can-save-them/ar-AAMrVvk?rt=0&ocid=Win10NewsApp&referrerID=InAppShare

As you'll see, this is based on the International Coral Reef Society's
report.

Cheers, Doug

-- 
Douglas Fenner
Lynker Technologies, LLC, Contractor
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Islands Regional Office
Honolulu
and:
Coral Reef Consulting
PO Box 997390
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799-6298  USA

Slashing emissions by 2050 isn't enough.  We can bring down temperature now.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/climate-deadlines-super-pollutants-hfcs-methane/2021/04/15/acb8c612-9d7d-11eb-b7a8-014b14aeb9e4_story.html

Humans have destroyed 97% of earth's ecosystems
(well, more like only 3% are fully intact)
https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB1fH7DT?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare

Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years.
(but 2-4 times worse in tropics)
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/uoa-soo021220.php
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/8/4211


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