Fearing Their Kids Will Inherit Dead Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Urging Bold Action
Hotter oceans are putting coral reefs in peril worldwide. Scientists are warning that to save them, heat-trapping emissions must fall, and reefs will need more protection and restoration.
Coral reef biologists are often asked the same question again and again: "When my kids grow up, will there still be coral reefs?"
"That's a question I ask myself," says Christopher Cornwall, a research fellow at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. "The greatest fear is that all the coral will be gone at a certain point in time."
New research shows that, in a hotter climate, urgent action will be needed to prevent the vast majority of
