L8 2 RISE July 11, 2008 Share July 11, 2008 'Alarming' plight of coral reefs By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Warming waters, a consequence of climate change, can devastate coral A third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction. That is the stark conclusion from the first global study to assess the extinction risks of corals. Writing in the journal Science, researchers say climate change, coastal development, overfishing, and pollution are the major threats. The economic value of the world's reefs has been estimated at over $30bn ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkb8 July 11, 2008 Share July 11, 2008 CNN is covering this too. For a shorter version, see: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/08...iref=newssearch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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