The abnormal changes in the climatic pattern have kept on affecting the entire globe, starting from the south polar to the north. However, the harshest impact of global warming is found in the aquatic communities of coral reef, suggested a new study. According to the research led by Ruben van Hooidonk of the University of Miami and Jeffrey Maynard, the changes in climate are triggering a great damage and long-lasting impact on the general wellness of the coral reefs of the oceans.
In addition, the study also warned that, by the end of the current century, the majority of the coral reefs will be damaged with the estimation of 99% reefs per year because of bleaching – a manmade process causes the loss of color among the reefs and make them more susceptible to sickness and demise. In the recently published reports, the researchers also warned that, in the last two years, the natural word has witnessed the largest coral bleaching event, which destroyed most of the aquatic lives and corals on an unmatched level.
According to the study published in the journal Nature, the process of bleaching is triggered by the extreme temperature of water, which in other ways are affecting the coral to drive out algae that integrate into their tissues, turning them monochrome. Though turning out to be white doesn’t kill a coral, but it is the sign of an endangered stage where the potential of death is at the utmost level. As per the researchers, bleaching also can be turned on by the overflow of the storm, excess contamination, overexposure to sunshine and contact with the air during low tides.
But due to the climate change and its harsh impact, the coral reefs are bleaching out much sooner than expected and within a decade, 99% of the coral reefs will be bleached out, warned the study. Moreover, the reefs located close to the equator are likely to experience yearly bleaching at a much faster pace, even if secretions drop oaths materialize. The study published under the title “Local-scale projections of coral reef futures and implications of the Paris Agreement” is issued in the journal Nature.