The Wondrous World of the Imperiled Coral Reefs

Coral lies dead on the reefs near Gan, Maldives. According to a study published in Science late last year, if CO2 levels continue to rise, by 2100 coral could be utterly extinct.
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Murky Future
Coral lies dead on the reefs near Gan, Maldives. According to a study published in Science late last year, if CO2 levels continue to rise, by 2100 coral could be utterly extinct.

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