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"There’s only one thing more frightening than an ocean filled with large
predators, and it’s an ocean filled with nothing living at all. Just because we
may not like everything that swims in the deep (we’re looking at you, blobfish)
doesn’t mean we don’t support every being that calls the ocean their home. But
unfortunately, warmer temperatures are bleaching Earth’s corals into white
tombstones and turning reefs into biological graveyards at an alarming rate.
About 90% of all that infamous atmospheric warming has been absorbed by Earth’s
oceans, creating a multitude of problems including the destruction of its
beloved biodiversity hotspots: coral reefs. A warmer ocean significantly
disrupts coral balance that 25% of the planet’s marine species and about 1
billion humans rely on. Scientists further fear that its collapse won’t be slow
and gradual but rather sudden and catastrophic. Dead men may tell no tales, but
dead corals speak plenty."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
