Earth’s Fragile Coral Reefs, Seen From Space NASA

October 12, 2018 - Quartz

Earth’s fragile coral reefs, seen from space By Johnny SimonOctober 12, 2018 A recent UN report spelled out the grim state of climate change in exceedingly bleak terms. Without a monumental shift in how people live and work, scientists expect the Earth to already be experiencing dire effects by 2040: Sea-level rise, more ferocious wildfires, as well as the die-off of coral reefs around the world. Coral reefs have already experienced bouts of bleaching over the past decades. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef lost around 50% of its coral between 2016 and 2017. Photos from space underscore the precarious position of these oases of life in the ocean—and what we all have to lose. Follow us : https://qz.com/1419558/earths-fragile-coral-reefs-seen-from-space/ http://www.travelgowhere.com.sg http://www.scubareefing.com hashtag#FragileCoralReefsSeenFromSpace hashtag#NASA