Coral faces new climate threat

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Experts warn the increasing acidity of the ocean, caused by an increase in carbon dioxide emissions, may be potentially fatal for the world's coral reefs.

Scientists say carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere disolves in seawater, making the ocean more acidic.

Carbon dioxide emissions are widely considered the main cause of climate change.

Coral reefs are already under threat from climate change, with warmer water temperatures resulting in the bleaching of the delicate sea creatures.

Reefs harbour large and diverse ecosystems, and their loss would not only be disasterous for wildlife, but also for the tourist industry that depends on showcasing them.

 

 

 

[start_date] => 16 March 2009 | 01:12:20 PM [comments_allowed] => 1 [source] => SBS staff and agencies [commentCount] => 1 [video] => [image] => Array ( [caption] => Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in danger of coral bleaching and increased ocean acidity (Getty Images) [useRegularImage] => 1 [media_library_id] => 61346 [site_id] => 1 [media_library_group_id] => 0 [media_usage_id] => 0 [filename] => site_1_rand_409368093_barrier_reef_l_aap_getty.jpg [title] => Barrier_Reef_L_aap-getty_409368093 [description] => file:site_1_rand_409368093_barrier_reef_l_aap_getty.jpg [type] => [height] => 338 [width] => 450 [source] => [video_hi] => [video_lo] => [section] => [display_order] => 0 [create_date] => 2009-02-03 07:02:33 [active] => 1 [media_usage] => Article Large [usageWidth] => 300 [usageHeight] => 225 ) [imagePath] => http://media.sbs.com.au/news/upload_media/ [audio] => [reporter] => [relatedLinks] => Array ( ) [relatedArticles] => [comments] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [articles_ugc_id] => 17451 [author] => Diana [source] => Highett [content] => We've been reading for years now about the results of research done on coral reefs and how pumping copious amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is doing disastrous damage.
What I would like to read is something positive about what is seriously being done about this problem. How come we never read about tackling the solution?
When are governments around the world going to get serious about implementing green replacements instead of worrying about the almighty $$ [user_headline] => Loss of Coral Reefs [comment_date] => 23 Mar 2009 10:16 AEST [agree] => 1 [disagree] => 0 ) ) ) [winston] => test )