New maps depict potential worldwide coral bleaching by 2056
Posted by ScienceDaily: Oceanography News on 25 February, 2013
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New maps by scientists show how rising sea temperatures are likely to affect all coral reefs in the form of annual coral bleaching events under different emission scenarios. If carbon emissions stay on the current path most of the world's coral reefs (74 percent) are projected to experience coral bleaching conditions annually by 2045, results of the study show....