[Coral-List] coral reefs record-breaking year; new tipping points report section on coral reefs

[Alina Szmant]

Sadly, there is not even one reference to the role that human overpopulation plays in this 'story', even though photos show clear evidence of it, such as photo of clear cutting of forests. When the root cause of a problem is not clearly identified and addressed, then there is no hope of any meaningful action to reverse the course of history. Humanity has it's proverbial head buried in the sand, and we are doomed. Very depressing and tragic that we are bringing down other species and ecosystems along with our own human-based enterprise.


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From: Coral-List <coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> On Behalf Of Douglas Fenner via Coral-List
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2023 9:57 PM
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Subject: [Coral-List] coral reefs record-breaking year; new tipping points report section on coral reefs

Coral reefs in peril in a record-breaking year

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk4532

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Short Nature article pointing to the tipping points report

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03849-y

Global Tipping Points report

https://global-tipping-points.org/

In Section 1, "Earth system tipping points"

https://global-tipping-points.org/section1/1-earth-system-tipping-points/

In "Tipping points in the biosphere"

https://global-tipping-points.org/section1/1-earth-system-tipping-points/1-3-tipping-points-in-the-biosphere/

Warm-water coral reefs  section

https://global-tipping-points.org/section1/1-earth-system-tipping-points/1-3-tipping-points-in-the-biosphere/1-3-2-current-state-of-knowledge-on-tipping-points-in-the-biosphere/1-3-2-7-coastal-ecosystems/

The article is not long but is concentrated.  It is followed on the same page with a section on mangroves and seagrasses.

The section is supported with an abundance of references to the original literature.  Just click on a reference to have a link to the paper open in a separate window.

Cheers, Doug

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

World's richest 1% emit as much as 5 billion people https://makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equality-report/

Huge expansion of fossil fuels planned, will be very destructive https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report

"without policy changes, the world will heat up enough by the end of the century that more than 2 billion people will live in life-threatening hot
climates"         Will you be in that area???
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-sounding-alarm-dangerous-problem-123000792.html

World subsidies for fossil fuels reached an all-time high of over $1 TRILLION in 2022, the last year for which data is available.  The subsidies MUST end.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/fossil-fuel-subsidies-must-end/
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