The world will no longer corals?

The world could lose more than half of coral reefs in less than 25 years due to rising sea temperatures, algae and other toxic components, scientists warn.

The world may lose more than half of coral reefs in less than 25 years (Photo: TTO)

According to Tyler Smith, a researcher at the University of the Virgin Islands, the number of corals lost in the Caribbean last year further strengthened the forecast that 60% of the world's living coral could die within 1/1 4 centuries.

The coral reefs - inhabited by countless marine plants and animals - are vulnerable and die soon after the sea temperature exceeds normal levels for nearly three months last year.

According to scientists, rising sea temperatures and pollution - such as waste from ships, deposits from construction sites - prevented coral recovery, and eventually pushed them into. dead place.

Smith said more than 30 percent of the world's coral reefs have died in the past 50 years, and another 30 percent have been seriously damaged, and 'the number of corals in the US Virgin Islands is currently at the lowest level in the calendar. history'.

In response to this situation, yesterday, October 24, nearly 200 private and government researchers from the Caribbean, Florida and US Pacific islands met to discuss ways to resolve. According to them, along with other factors, 'climate change is an important factor affecting the worldwide coral reefs'.

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