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Coral mappers reach Caribbean waters
2013-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Coral reefs teem with a diverse array of life and colour, but in many places around the world, their future is uncertain. The Caribbean, where this vibrant moray eel was shot by an advance party for the mappers, is having a particularly bad time of it. Over the past 50 years, 80 per cent of the coral reef cover there has been lost to a perfect storm of pollution, overfishing, rising temperatures and ocean acidification. Researchers worry that others could soon be in a similar state. More detailed,...
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