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Warmer oceans and disease push coral reefs toward collapse
Original: Warmer oceans and increasing disease put coral reefs at risk
Researchers at the University of Georgia warn that warmer ocean temperatures are driving a rise in coral disease, putting reef ecosystems worldwide at serious risk. As seas heat up, corals become more vulnerable to pathogens, accelerating decline on reefs that support marine biodiversity and coastal economies. Scientists say the combined stress of warming waters and spreading disease makes protecting reefs increasingly urgent.
Why now: New research highlighting how climate-driven ocean warming is worsening coral disease has drawn attention to the accelerating decline of reef ecosystems.
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