Researchers have projected future marine heatwaves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen.
An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide has projected future marine heatwaves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen.
"Our results show that by 2080, coral bleaching will tend to start in spring, rather than late summer, which could potentially threaten coral reproduction success. While widespread coral bleaching is a recent phenomenon, four global mass bleaching events have occurred since 1998, the most recent two occurring in this decade.century for Earth's coral reefs, showing that mass bleaching events are going to continue to become even more frequent in the future.
"Unfortunately, marine species in these regions are already living at temperatures near their upper tolerance levels and so are particularly ill-equipped to adapt to accelerated climate change, making them highly vulnerable to extinction." "Our validated projections of future coral bleaching risk are based on daily marine heatwave forecasts, which represent a critical improvement over past approaches" said Professor Scott Heron, a co-author from James Cook University.
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