Corals are also struggling with the effects of climate change. These precious sea creatures are losing their color due to the global rise in temperatures. And if you don't act quickly, the corals could be gone very soon
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Also corals are dealing with the effects of changes climate. These precious creatures of the sea are losing theirs colore because ofglobal rise in temperatures. And if action is not taken quickly, the corals could be gone very soon.
This is the bitter discovery by a team of scientists from the University of Hawaii and Noaa that sea temperatures have reached levels extreme and could cause the death of coral reefs around the world in the coming months, following massive coral bleaching already underway in the North Pacific.
Another bad news, after the coral reef halving occurred in the past 27 years. According to experts, coral die-off could be the worst of the last 20 years. Collecting the data on coral bleaching is the Coral Reef Watch program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
And the latest recorded data triggered the'red alert. A huge area of the Pacific has already been affected, including the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Hawaii and Florida. Some areas experienced severe bleaching for the first time.
The whitening is caused by a persistent increase in sea surface temperature. 1 ° C more for a week is enough to cause a long-term disruption of the equilibrium of ecosystems.
The worst event of its kind resulted in a mass death in 1998. But 2014 has already passed 1998 as the hottest on record. "On a global scale this is a great bleaching that can be the beginning of a historic event" he said dr. Mark Eakin, Coral Reef Watch coordinator.
in Islands Marshall, the color loss of corals has reached a unprecedented level of severity and scientists suspect it may have affected most of the country's 34 atolls and islands.
The rise in water temperature will soon occur in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, following the currents. According to Eakin, it whitening could hit the Australia's Great Barrier Reef as early as January.
An incalculable damage given the great importance that corals play for the biological balance of the sea. The coral reefs also provide an excellent hiding place for smaller fish. In parts of the Marshall Islands, 100% of them have been killed by the spike in sea surface temperatures since September.
According to scientists, this is all happening due to theincrease in carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. In some areas of the Marshall Islands, nearly all coral is now colorless.
All this while the great of the Earth are still wondering what to do to save the planet, postponing the decisions to a later date.
Francesca Mancuso
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