A new report shows just how much climate change is killing the world's coral reefs
Rising ocean temperatures killed 14% of the world's coral reefs, a new analysis finds. But it's not without hope: Experts say many can recover if immediate action is taken to curb future warming.
by Rachel Treisman
Oct 05, 2021
2 minutes
Rising ocean temperatures killed about 14% of the world's coral reefs in just under a decade, according to a new analysis from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network.
Put another way: The amount of coral lost between 2008 and 2019 is equivalent
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