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Bleaching of coral reefs shows severe ocean circulation changes
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Bruce H Parker
 — Analyzing climate change data (retired EE '69,'70)
a year ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bleaching-of-coral-reefs-shows-severe-ocean-circulation-changes/ar-BB1m4yzD

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that extensive bleaching and deaths are widespread at several major coral reefs around the world. This suggests that climate change has resulted in shifting patterns in ocean circulation. Coral reefs may soon be a thing of the past.

"Coral reefs, the most vulnerable of all ecosystems, began to bleach and die from high temperatures starting in the 1980s. Most coral around the world has been killed, and survivors can't take more warming," said the paper's lead author, Thomas Goreau. "The sudden rise in global temperature during 2023 further imperils coral reefs, and indicates large-scale changes in ocean circulation are underway, causing positive feedback that amplify global warming, which are not included in IPCC models."

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