Next generation 'may never see the glory of coral reefs'

Undersea forests, bleached and killed by rising ocean temperature, might disappear in a few decades, experts warnChildren born today may be the last generation to see coral reefs in all their glory, according to a marine biologist who is coordinating efforts to monitor the decline of the world's most colourful ecosystem.Global heating and ocean acidification have already severely bleached 16 to 33% of all warm-water reefs, but the remainder are vulnerable to even a fraction of a degree more warming, said David Obura, chair of the Coral Specialist Group in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Continue reading...