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Coral Reefs threatened #3

Open Mustang01 opened 12 years ago

Mustang01 commented 12 years ago

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A recent study found that reefs had a hiatus in growhth from 2000 BC to 500 AD. Scientists believe climate conditions existed then which are similar to what could occur over the next 100 years due to anthropogenic global warming. Coral reefs are beautiful and should be preserved. Local management concerns also threaten the reefs. Date identified:7/14/12 Tom Priority -5 to 5: 3, I view it as a "canary in a coal mine", or maybe better to put it that they are the icing on the cake of a well-run civilization. I've scuba-dived and it was amazing. Dad Priority -5 to 1: Conservative/Liberal/Neutral concern: Neutral - Suggest change to "Liberal"

Reason issue is trending in the news: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/story/2012-07-14/coral-reefs-greenhouse-gas/56208280/1 Scope: Local/regional/national/world: World Root Cause analysis (may be an attachment, 5 whys or fishbone): Related Issues: #4 Anthropogenic Global Warming

Corvette01 commented 12 years ago

I suggest we focus on Issue #4. If coral reefs regularly ebb and flow in a natural cycle (as the findings indicate), we aren't "big" enough to affect them. They may be the "canary in the coal mine", or they may be like bears that aren't dying, just going into hibernation.